99歲老漢求離婚 老伴70年前曾出軌

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.
意大利一對夫婦將成爲世界上最高齡的離婚者。99歲的丈夫日前發現自己96歲的妻子在上世紀40年代有過一段婚外情。

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.
這起離婚案中的男主角被律師稱爲Antonio C（保密原因），聖誕節前幾天，這位意大利老翁在家裏的衣櫃裏找東西時發現了妻子曾經有外遇的證據，成了最高齡離婚事件的導火索。

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.
儘管距離妻子的那次背叛已經過去多年，安東尼奧還是非常難過，馬上和已經結婚77年的妻子Rosa C對質，並提出了離婚。

Guilt-stricken, she reportedly confessed everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision.
出於愧疚，妻子向他坦白了一切，但仍然無法說服丈夫收回離婚的決定。

She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week.
這起離婚案本週在羅馬開庭審理，法庭文件顯示，羅莎在上世紀40年代有一段地下情，在此期間她和情人保持書信往來。

The couple are now preparing to split, despite the ties they forged over nearly eight decades – they have five children, a dozen grandchildren and one great-grand child.
這對夫婦現在已經準備分開，然而過去將近80年裏他們共同建立起來的聯繫卻無法分割——他們有5個孩子，12個孫子，還有1個曾孫。

The discovery of the letters was the final straw for a marriage which had already run into difficulty – 10 years ago the husband briefly left their house in Rome and moved in with one of his sons, only to return a few weeks later.
這些信件的曝光成爲了壓垮他們婚姻的最後一根稻草，而此前他們的婚姻已經出現危機——10年前丈夫就曾離開他們在羅馬的住所，搬去和他的一個兒子同住，幾周後纔回到家。

The Italian press attributed the acrimonious split to the couple's southern blood – he is originally from Olbia in Sardinia, while his wife was born in Naples.
意大利媒體將這起帶有諷刺意味的離婚案歸咎於這對夫婦的南部血統——丈夫來自撒丁島的奧爾比亞，而妻子則是出生在那不勒斯。

The couple met during the 1930s when Antonio was posted as a young Carabinieri officer to Naples.
這對夫妻初次相遇是在上世紀30年代，當時安東尼奧作爲一名年輕的意大利憲兵隊軍官被派往那不勒斯。

The case appears to set a new record, at least for the age of the oldest protagonist – the previous oldest couple to divorce were Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, from the UK.
這起離婚案似乎刷新了一項紀錄，至少在離婚者的年齡上是如此——此前最高齡的離婚夫妻是來自英國的伍德夫婦：伯蒂和傑西，都是98歲。

The pair ended their 36-year marriage in 2009 when they were both two years away from their 100th birthdays.
伍德夫婦於2009年結束了他們爲期36年的婚姻，當時他們雙方都只差兩年就將迎來各自的百歲生日。

They got married in Elstree, Hertfordshire, in 1972, having both ended previous marriages, before moving to Falmouth, Cornwall four years later.
這對夫妻1972年在英國赫特福德郡的埃爾斯特里結婚，之前兩人都有過失敗的婚姻。四年後他們搬到了康沃爾郡的法爾茅斯。