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In an age where few marriages endure the test of time, 107-year-old Karam and his wife Katari Chand, 100, are proof that happy ever after does exist.
在這個婚姻禁不起時間考驗的年代，107歲的老人卡拉姆·昌德和他100歲的妻子卡塔里·昌德向我們證明幸福的長壽婚姻的確存在。
The couple, who have eight children and twenty eight grandchildren together, have lived in wedded bliss for 87 years making them the world's longest married couple.
這對夫妻在一起幸福度過了87個春秋，他們有8個孩子和28個孫子孫女，他們也是世界上維持婚姻最長的夫妻。
The pair say that the key to success is looking after each other in every way possible: ‘My trick is to make Katari laugh. I like to tell jokes and make her smile. Being funny is my way of being romantic.' says Karam.
這對老夫妻說長壽婚姻的秘訣就是把對方照顧的無微不至。丈夫卡拉姆說：“我的訣竅就是讓卡塔里開心，說笑話逗她笑。我的浪漫就是去搞笑。”
‘I have been told laughing makes you live longer... my wife is still alive so it must have worked! I love her so much and I want to spend another 80 ’ said Karam.
他說：“有人告訴我大笑能讓人長壽。我的妻子就是個好例子。我十分愛她，巴不得再和她過80個春秋。”
From romantic meals to sharing jokes, the couple, who hail from Punjab, India and now live in Bradford ensure that they do little things for each other to keep the romance alive.
這對來自印度的旁遮普省的夫妻現定居布拉德福德，從浪漫的晚餐，到互相說笑話逗樂，他們都認為是那些為對方做的小事讓浪漫持久。
Katari told romantic networking site Zoosk.co.uk: ‘When I was young I used to make him a nice fresh meal every night. We are vegetarian so I brought lots of fresh vegetables and made sure he was eating healthy food. Health is very important and I wanted to look after him so we could grow old together.'
妻子卡塔里對英國浪漫網站Zoosk表示：“我年輕的時候經常晚上給他做新鮮可口的晚餐。我們是素食主義者，所以我總會買很多新鮮的水果，這樣他就能吃到健康的食物。健康太重要了，我當時就想好好照顧他，這樣我們才能慢慢一起變老。”
Their marriage has lasted nearly five years longer than that of the current Guinness World Record holders and the couple are in the process of getting confirmation from the company that they will be named as the new record holders.
他們的婚姻已經打破了當前的吉尼斯世界紀錄，比前一個記錄保持者還了五年。二人將會拿到吉尼斯的認證書，成為新的記錄保持者。
Many modern day romances fail to stand the test of time but longevity and experience makes Karam the best man to go to for relationship advice.
現代婚姻總不能敵過時間的考驗。但長壽和經驗無疑讓卡拉姆成為能給我們提些好建議好男人人選。
‘Relationships are about understanding one another and listening to concerns and problems, so my advice to men and women is to listen to their partners, show interest in what they are saying and help them overcome any worries or problems they are going through,’ he said
他說：“婚姻就是要理解對方，傾聽對方的擔心和問題，所以我的建議是，無論男女都要學會傾聽，對他們說的表示出興趣，同時幫助他們緩解一些擔憂或解決一些問題。”
The still loved-up couple, who met through an arranged marriage, are having a big party in November to celebrate Karam’s 107th and Katari’s 100th birthday. The Mayor of Bradford as well as lots of community members will be joining in the festivities.
這對仍舊恩愛如昔的夫妻，最初由包辦婚姻走到了一起。11月他們剛舉辦了一個大型的派對慶祝丈夫卡拉姆107歲和妻子卡塔里100歲的生日。布拉德福德市長以及議會成員都參加了這一盛典。
