漫长的婚约：英情侣订婚42年后终成眷属
<p>据英国《每日邮报》报道，1972年，英国男子大卫·巴克与恋人达芙妮·索普订婚。但从订婚到步入婚姻殿堂，这对恋人却走了42年。日前，这对八旬高龄的恋人才终成眷属。</p><p>大卫和达芙妮在一次舞会上相识，不久两人便订了婚。不过这对热恋中的准夫妇似乎并不急于成婚。</p><p>直至2013年达芙妮突然心脏病发，于是大卫决定不再等待，他在自己生日当天把未婚妻带到一家餐厅，并单膝下跪向她求婚。而面对这突如其来的幸福，达芙妮则惊喜得尖叫起来。</p><p>尽管婚戒已经不再如从前那般合适，但热情依旧的两人在30名亲朋好友的见证下，终于携手走入婚姻的殿堂。</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="lovestruck">lovestruck</span> <span word="pensioners">pensioners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="vows">vows</span> - 42 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span>.</p><p><span word="David">David</span> <span word="Barker">Barker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Daphne">Daphne</span> <span word="Thorp">Thorp</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Huddersfield">Huddersfield</span>, <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1972, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Barker">Barker</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> "<span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>" <span word="into">into</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Thorp">Thorp</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fitting">fitting</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knot">knot</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>.</p><p><span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Thorp">Thorp</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="realised">realised</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="younger">younger</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, '<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="another">another</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>,' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span>."</p>
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