你所不知道的快乐秘笈：幸福婚姻

　　Happily Married 幸福的婚姻

　　Is getting married one of the keys to a happy life? A report from the Pew Research Center suggests so--43 percent of married women and men reported being "very happy", while only 24 percent of unmarried men and women said the same.

　　结婚是快乐生活的关键之一吗？佩尤研究中心的一份报告暗示了此点——43%的已婚人士表示他们“非常幸福”，而在未婚人士中这一比率仅为24%。

　　Interestingly enough, the happy halo that shines over married couples isn't the result of having kids--those with children were just as likely to be happy as those without.

　　十分有趣的是，萦绕在已婚夫妇身上的幸福光环并非是拥有孩子带来的结果——有孩子的夫妇可能与没有孩子的夫妇一样幸福。

　　Rather, there seems to be something about marriage itself that boosts both men's and women's feelings of well-being in life.

　　更确切地说，似乎是婚姻本身刺激了男性和女性生活幸福安康的感觉。

　　"Recent research suggests that people become less depressed and less lonely after they get married," says Linda Waite, a sociology professor at the University of Chicago and author of The Case for Marriage.

　　“最近的研究暗示，人们在结婚后变得不再忧郁，孤独感也逐渐减少，”芝加哥大学的社会学教授、《结婚问题》的作者琳达·怀特如是说。

　　After all, it's harder to be lonely when you've got a loved one to come home to every night.

　　毕竟，当你拥有一位每天晚上都回家的甜蜜爱人时，很难会感到孤独的。

　　According to Waite, men benefit even more than women from having a life-long companion. "Women will talk to everyone," says Waite, "But most men tend to rely on their wives as their main confidant."

　　根据怀特的研究，男性从一生的伴侣中受益的程度要远胜于女性。“女性会向所有的人倾诉，”怀特说，“但是大多数男性喜欢向妻子倾诉，把妻子当做主要的知己。”

　　In addition, women-typically the social planners in a relationship--ensure that the men stay connected to family and friends, another source of happiness.

　　另外，女性——典型的社交关系设计者——会保证男性与家庭和朋友之间密切相联，而这两者是快乐的另一源泉。

　　And what about all that nagging that wives are so famous for? Turns out it pays off. Men who are married drink less, smoke less, eat better, get more sleep, and engage in less risky behavior than their unmarried peers. The end result: Married men are healthier, and since health is linked to happiness, they're happier too.

　　那么主妇们名声赫赫的唠叨意味着什么呢？总结一句是付出总有回报。已婚男士比起单身贵族喝酒、抽烟都减少了，吃得更好了，睡眠更充分了，做冒险的事也少了。最终的结果是：已婚男士更加健康，而健康与快乐息息相关，于是他们更加快乐了。