A Loving Couple Married for 76 Years Without a Single Fight

长沙有一对老夫妻，他们已经结婚七十六年了。

Chángshā yǒu yī duì lǎo fūqī, tāmen yǐjīng jiéhūn qīshíliù nián le.

There is an elderly couple in Changsha who have been married for 76 years.

两个人从来不吵架，一直很爱对方。

Liǎng gèrén cónglái bù chǎojià, yīzhí hěn ài duìfāng.

They have never argued and always love each other.

他们的孩子说：“爸爸舍不得妈妈。”

Tāmen de háizi shuō: “Bàba shěbude māmā.”

Their child said, “Dad doesn’t want to be apart from Mom.”

大家觉得他们的爱情很甜蜜，也很感动。

Dàjiā juéde tāmen de àiqíng hěn tiánmì, yě hěn gǎndòng.

Everyone thinks their love is very sweet and touching.

Vocabulary Highlights:

• 老夫妻 (lǎo fūqī) – elderly couple

• 结婚 (jiéhūn) – to marry

• 吵架 (chǎojià) – to quarrel

• 舍不得 (shěbude) – reluctant to part with

• 甜蜜 (tiánmì) – sweet, loving

• 感动 (gǎndòng) – touched, moved

• 对方 (duìfāng) – “each other” / “the other party”

Grammar Focus:

1. 他们已经结婚七十六年了。(They have been married for 76 years.)

• Meaning： 已经…了 (yǐjīng…le) – indicates that an action has already happened or a state has already existed.

  Example: 我已经吃饭了。 (I have already eaten.)

  
  

• 结婚七十六年 – expresses duration: “married for 76 years.”

  • Structure: Verb + Duration + 了

  • Example: 我学习汉语三年了。 (I have been studying Chinese for 3 years.)

2. 两个人从来不吵架 (“The two people never argue.”)

• Meaning: 从来不… (cónglái bù…) – “never” ; Indicates that something has never happened up to now.

• Example: 我从来不喝咖啡。 (I never drink coffee.)

3. 一直很爱对方 (“They have always loved each other.”)

• Meaning：一直 (yīzhí) – “always” or “all along”; Indicates a continuous action or state.

• Example: 他一直在学习汉语。 (He has been studying Chinese continuously.)

  
  

4. 爸爸舍不得妈妈 (“Dad can’t bear to be apart from Mom.”)

• Meaning: 舍不得 (shěbude) – “cannot bear to part with / reluctant to let go”

• Structure:Subject + 舍不得 + Object

• Example: 我舍不得走。 (I can’t bear to leave.)

5. 他们的爱情很甜蜜，也很感动 (“Their love is very sweet and also very touching.”)

• 很… – “very” (common adjective modifier)

• 也… – “also”

• 甜蜜 (tiánmì) – sweet, loving (used for relationships)

• 感动 (gǎndòng) – to be emotionally touched

  
  

Reading Comprehension Questions:

1. 这对夫妻结婚了多少年？

2. 他们吵过架吗？

3. 孩子说爸爸对妈妈怎么样？

4. 大家觉得他们的爱情怎么样？