人类生存的基本要求是健康与长寿。现实生活中的一些人的确长年病魔缠身,以至于过早地告别了人世;而另一些人则从不得病,且直活到六、七十岁以后依然硬朗。人们当然羡慕与希冀那种既健康又长寿的后者。然而,值得特别提示的是,美国人寿保险公司最新的一项研究告诉人们,有些平素表现健康、与疾病从不打交道的人却往往来不及步入长寿老人的行列。他们调查的数百名百岁老人事 The basic requirement of human existence is health and longevity. Some people in real life are indeed sick for so many years that they prematurely say goodbye to the world; while others have never been sick, and still live hard until six or seventy. People of course envy and hope that the latter is both healthy and longevity. However, it is worth highlighting that the latest study from the American Life Insurance Company tells people that it is often too late for people with longevity to get into the ranks of people who usually perform well and never deal with the disease. They surveyed hundreds of centenarians