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An Italian couple are to become the world's oldest divorcees, after the 99-year-old husband found that his 96-year-old wife had an affair in the 1940s. 意大利一对夫妇将成为世界上最高龄的离婚者。99岁的丈夫日前发现自己96岁的妻子在上世纪40年代有过一段婚外情。 The Italian man, identified by lawyers in the case only as Antonio C, was rifling through an old chest of drawers when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas. 这起离婚案中的男主角被律师称为Antonio C（保密原因），圣诞节前几天，这位意大利老翁在家里的衣柜里找东西时发现了妻子曾经有外遇的证据，成了最高龄离婚事件的导火索。 Notwithstanding the time that had elapsed since the betrayal, he was so upset that he immediately confronted his wife of 77 years, named as Rosa C, and demanded a divorce. 尽管距离妻子的那次背叛已经过去多年，安东尼奥还是非常难过，马上和已经结婚77年的妻子Rosa C对质，并提出了离婚。 Guilt-stricken, she reportedly confessed everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision. 出于愧疚，妻子向他坦白了一切，但仍然无法说服丈夫收回离婚的决定。 She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week. | 
