What’s the real secret to living to 100? You’d think it’s healthy eating or daily exercise, right? Grandma Wang has a much simpler answer—and by the end, she’ll prove her point in the funniest way possible.
王奶奶一百岁了。
一个记者来看她。记者问：”奶奶，您一百岁了，身体还这么好。您的秘密是什么？”
记者想：她一定每天运动。
但是王奶奶说：”我不运动。”
记者又想：那一定是吃得好。
但是王奶奶说：”我什么都吃。我爱吃肉，也爱吃糖。”
记者不明白了。”那……您的秘密是什么？”
王奶奶笑了笑，说：”我不跟人吵架。别人说什么，我都说’对，对,对’。”
记者说：”就这样？这太简单了！这不可能是真的！”
王奶奶看着他，笑着说：”好吧，你说得对。”
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 记者 | jì zhě | reporter, journalist |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | body, health |
| 运动 | yùn dòng | exercise, sports |
| 一定 | yí dìng | certainly, must |
| 明白 | míng bái | to understand |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel, to argue |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | simple, easy |
| 可能 | kě néng | possible, maybe |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people, others |
| 王 | Wáng | surname Wang |
| 奶 | nǎi | breast; milk; to breastfeed; variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]; mother; variant of 奶[nai3] |
| 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out … |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 岁 | suì | variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (… |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 什 | shén | what |
| 么 | má | exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway |
| 那 | Nā | surname Na |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc); variant of 吃[chi1] |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 糖 | táng | sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]; old variant of 糖[tang2] |
| 不明 | bù míng | not clear; unknown; to fail to understand |
| 白 | Bái | surname Bai; Bai ethnic group |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at |
| 跟人 | gēn rén | to marry (of woman) |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui… |
| 就 | jìu | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precise… |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type |
| 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely |
| 这不 | zhè bu | (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper |
| 着 | zhāo | variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
Grandma Wang turned one hundred years old.
A reporter came to see her. The reporter asked: “Grandma, you’re a hundred years old and still so healthy. What’s your secret?”
The reporter thought: She must exercise every day.
But Grandma Wang said: “I don’t exercise.”
The reporter thought again: Then it must be that she eats well.
But Grandma Wang said: “I eat everything. I love eating meat, and I also love eating sugar.”
The reporter was confused. “Then… what is your secret?”
Grandma Wang smiled and said: “I don’t argue with people. Whatever others say, I just say ‘Right, right, right.'”
The reporter said: “Just like that? That’s too simple! This can’t be true!”
Grandma Wang looked at him and said with a smile: “Okay, you’re right.”