全球五个最长寿国家：西班牙人靠午休
<p>历史上的探险家们一直在寻找传说中的不老泉，尽管人们从未找到神秘的不老泉，但世界上一些地方却因为居民寿命远超世界平均水平（约71岁）而受到关注，它们都有各自神秘的活力源泉。</p><p>根据2017年《全球幸福指数报告》排名，<span word="BBC">BBC</span>采访了一些世界上最长寿国家的居民，以探究这些地方的长寿奥秘。</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span> 日本</p><p><span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="to">to</span> 83 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancies">expectancies</span>. <span word="Okinawa">Okinawa</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> ‘<span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immortals">immortals</span>’, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longevity">longevity</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="centenarians">centenarians</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="plentiful">plentiful</span> <span word="tofu">tofu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="potato">potato</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>. <span word="Active">Active</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="circles">circles</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span>.</p><p>日本人的平均寿命为83岁，一直是预期寿命最高的人群之一。“长寿之岛”冲绳一直是全球长寿研究的中心，因为在这些日本南部列岛上，有400多名百岁以上老人。当地饮食功不可没，包括丰富多样的豆腐和甘薯，还有少量的鱼类。当地老年居民社交圈活跃，社区关系紧密，这也有助于减轻压力，增强归属感。</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="reap">reap</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expat">expat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Daniele">Daniele</span> <span word="Gatti">Gatti</span>, <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Velvet">Velvet</span> <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>. “<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="hurdle">hurdle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>” – <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>. “<span word="Expats">Expats</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="allocation">allocation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="integrating">integrating</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="life">life</span>.”</p>
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