奇葩！为逃遗产税，爱尔兰两直男结婚了！

Two best friends in the Republic of Ireland who have decided to get married to avoid paying inheritance tax.

为逃遗产税，爱尔兰共和国两个至交决定结婚了。

Michael O’Sullivan, a father of three, is set to marry his friend Matt Murphy in January.

迈克尔·欧·莎莉文——三个孩子的父亲，定于一月与他的朋友马特·墨菲结婚。

Both men are aged in their 80s and Michael acts as a carer for Matt.

两人都已是耋耄之年，迈克尔照顾着马特。

Friends for almost 30 years they have made the decision so that Michael will inherit Matt’s home in Stoneybatter, Dublin.

他们交友已近30年，做这一决定，是为了让迈克尔继承在马特那位于都柏林Stoneybatter的房子。（在爱尔兰，只有配偶才能免税继承财产。——译者注）

Matt said: "He knows my moods and I thought, ’when I go, I want Michael to have this for his family’.

马特说道：“他懂我，我觉得，我走时，想要迈克继承房子，用以留给他的家人。”

Neither man is gay and say they are like brothers. Michael said Matt is "one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, I do think he’s wonderful".

两个人都不是同性恋，他们称兄道弟。迈克尔称，马特是“我遇到的最好的人之一，我真的觉得他很好。”

"I would stand up for Michael, he’s the younger brother I wish I had

“我会支持迈克尔，他是我想要的弟弟。”

"I’ve said it for a long time - I will fight with him but I won’t let anyone else say anything about him," said Matt.

马特说道：“我强调很久了——我将会与他奋战，不让任何人对他说三道四。”