A 116-year-old Japanese woman who still enjoys studying math and playing board games has been recognised as the world's oldest person, the Guinness World Records said Saturday.
吉尼斯世界纪录周六表示，一名116岁高龄仍然喜欢学习数学、玩棋盘游戏的日本女性被认为是世界上最长寿的人。
Kane Tanaka was born on 2 January 1903, the year when the Wright brothers launched humanity's first powered flight, according to Guinness.
根据吉尼斯的说法，田中加子出生于1903年1月2日，也就是莱特兄弟推出人类首次动力飞行的那一年。
Tanaka's recognition was celebrated at the nursing home where she lives in western Japan's Fukuoka by city mayor Soichiro Takashima and other well-wishers.
田中加子居住在日本西部福冈市的养老院离，市长Soichiro Takashima和其他祝福者一起为她庆祝。
Asked what moment she was the most happy in life, she replied: "Now."
当被问及她生命中最开心的那一刻是什么时候时，她回答说：“是现在。”
She married Hideo Tanaka in 1922, giving birth to four children and adopting a fifth.
她于1922年与Hideo Tanaka结婚，生了四个孩子，并收养了一个。
Kane normally wakes each morning at 6 am and passes the afternoons by studying mathematics and practicing calligraphy.
田中加子通常每天早上6点醒来，下午一般会学习数学、练习书法。
"One of Kane's favourite pastimes is a game of Othello and she's become an expert at the classic board game, often beating rest-home staff," Guinness said.
“田中加子最喜欢的消遣方式之一是奥赛罗游戏，她已经成为了’经典棋盘游戏的专家，经常能击败养老院的工作人员，”吉尼斯说。
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
日本是世界上预期寿命最高的国家之一，好几个被认为是世界最长寿老人的人也是生活于此。
They include Jiroemon Kimura, the longest-living man on record, who died soon after his 116th birthday in June 2013.
这些人当中包括有史以来最长寿的人Jiroemon Kimura，他在2013年6月116岁生日后不久去世。
The oldest verified person ever -- Jeanne Louise Calment of France -- died in 1997 at the age of 122, according to Guinness.
根据吉尼斯的说法，被证实为最长寿的人 - 法国的Jeanne Louise Calment--于1997年去世，享年122岁。
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