Man beats bookmakers by becoming 100

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A man celebrated his 100th birthday with 25,000 pounds in winnings on Tuesday after he beat the bookmakers with a wager that he would live for a century.
         
        　　英国一名老年男性于4月24日庆祝了自己的100岁生日，他也因此打赢了与一家赌博公司的赌博，并赢得了25000英镑的奖金。
         
        　　Alec Holden, from Epsom, had placed a 100 pound bet with bookmaker William Hill almost 10 years ago that he would live to be 100 years old.
         
        　　据路透社4月24日的报道，这位居住在萨里郡埃普索姆市的老人名叫亚历克霍尔登，他于大约10年前在威廉希尔赌博公司那里下了100英镑的赌注，赌自己能够做到长命百岁。
         
        　　The retired engineer said a daily diet of porridge and playing chess was the key to his longevity -- as was remembering to keep breathing.
         
        　　这位早已退休在家的工程师将自己健康长寿的主要原因归功于以麦片粥为主的日常饮食以及经常下国际象棋，对他来说，这一切如今已经变得像平日里不停呼吸空气一样习以为常了。
         
        　　"When we started taking these bets, a 100 years old seemed to be an almost mythical landmark and we were prepared to offer massive odds," said Rupert Adams of William Hill. "But these age wagers are starting to cost us a fortune."
         
        　　威廉希尔公司的鲁珀特亚当斯表示：“当我们开始设立这一类型的赌博时，很少人能活到百岁，所以我们设的赌注很高。但时至今日，这些有关年龄的赌注已经开始让我们不得不破费一笔了。”