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When it comes to running marathons, 8 hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds is not a world record.
对于马拉松比赛来说，8小时25分16秒远成不了世界纪录。
This was the time it took Fauja Singh to complete the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
但这是华嘉·辛格在多伦多湖滨马拉松赛中的成绩。
Singh, born in India, is no spring chicken—he's 100 years old and his recent feat has made him the world's oldest marathon runner.
辛格的出生地是印度，现在的他已经不是什么小年轻了——他今年一百岁。他的这次马拉松成绩使他成为了世界上年龄最大的马拉松选手。
As an athlete, Singh was a late starter.
作为一名运动员，辛格起步很晚。
In his late 80s, after the deaths of his wife and son, he decided he was not yet over the hill and took up running.
年过八旬时他经历了妻子和儿子的去世。但是他仍不认为自己应该走下坡路了，于是他开始跑步。
For Singh, being 100 is just a number.
对于辛格来说，100岁仅仅是一个数字。
There aren't many centenarians in quite such rude health, but they are on the increase.
百岁老人有如此强健体魄的人不多，但是人数在增加。
Life expectancy in the UK today is around 80, but a total of 12,640 men and women are now centenarians compared with just 2,500 in 1980, according to official statistics.
官方数据显示，今天英国的人均寿命大概是80岁。百岁老人的数量是12640，而1980年这个数字才是2500人。
Retailers and public services have to adapt to this aging society.
面对老龄化的社会，零售商和社会公共服务部门必须改变策略了。
New figures reveal the amount of money spent annually by people over 65 in the UK is nearing the 100 billion (1 trillion yuan) mark.
新数据显示，英国65岁以上人群年消费总额即将突破万亿大关。
A whole sector of the economy is now catering to the needs of the grey pound.
现在已经出现了以老年消费群体为对象的细分市场。
Why do some people live to such a ripe old age?
为什么一些人能够尽其天年呢？
Scientists in Amsterdam may have come a little closer to discovering the secret to longevity; they've encoded the entire DNA sequence of a woman who lived to 115.
阿姆斯特丹的几位科学家似乎向发现长寿秘诀又迈进了一步。他们破解了一位115岁老太的全套基因序列。
Of course, they could just ask Fauja Singh what his secret is.
当然，他们也可以直接问华嘉·辛格他的秘诀是什么。
The old boy puts his long life down to ginger curry, tea and "being happy".
这位“老男孩”将自己的长寿归功于咖喱和好心态。
Questions 19-22 are based on the questions you have just heard.
请根据刚刚听到的短文回答19-22题。
Question 19. What makes Fauja Singh special?
19.华嘉·辛格的特别之处是什么？
Question 20. What is the possible cause for Singh to begin running?
20.让华嘉·辛格开始跑步的原因可能是什么？
Question 21. What can we know about the elder people in the UK?
21.关于英国老年人我们知道什么？
Question 22. What does Singh think contributes to his longevity?
22.辛格认为他的长寿应该归功于什么？
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