英国百岁老人的长寿秘诀是什么？.docx

英国百岁老人的长寿秘诀是什么？

“Easytofindandhardtoleave.”ThatishowSidmouth’stourismwebsitedescribesthesmallseasidetowninEastDevon，wheretheredcliffsturntheoceanwaterpink.Thetaglinecouldapplytolivesaswellasholidays.Almostathirdofresidentsareover75;localsrefertoSidmouthas“God’sWaitingRoom”.“Wegetalotofpeoplewellintotheir90s，100s，”saysawomaninafuneralparlourasanundertakerinatophattiptoespast.Acardshophassold“threeorfour”100th-birthdaycardssinceitopenedinNovember.

Theseaairmusthelp，saysGrahamBrooks，a76-year-oldwhohelpslookafterSidmouth’santiquesshopandwhosemother，Audrey，turned100lastNovember.（MrsBrooksprobablyowesmoretogenes，luckandthefactthatsheneversmokedanddoesnotdrink，withtheexceptionofhalfaglassofwineatChristmas.）

TherearelotsofopportunitiesinSidmouthforoldpeopletostayactiveandsociallyconnected，bothgoodwaystodelaythegrimreaper.AtFields，thelocaldepartmentstore，thecaféismusic-free，thebettertohearelderlyfriends.Therearebrass-rubbingclasses，aukuleleclubandjazzevenings.

ButplaceslikeSidmoutharethesilverliningtoadarkerstory.Althoughsomeofitscitizensenjoyverylonglives，Britainexcelsatproducingmuchshorterones，too.Britain’smiddlinglife-expectancyfiguresdisguiseextremes.Centenarianstendtoclustermoreonthesouthcoast，inareaslikeBournemouthandBognorRegisaswellasinEastDevon.Butinmanyothercoastaltowns，suchasBlackpool，lifeexpectancyismuchlowerthanthenationalaverage.Londonisalsonotaplacefortheveryold：oftheeightlocalauthoritiesinEnglandandWaleswithfewerthantencentenariansper100，000population，sixareinthecapital.

（材料来自TheEconomist，有删改）

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