雙語(yǔ)閱讀：什么可以讓我們感到幸福

雙語(yǔ)閱讀：什么可以讓我們感到幸福

We know money can't buy happiness (or can it?), and we all have the right to pursue it. But what are some things we don't know about this emotional state we all strive for? We tracked down several recent studies to reveal six things you don't know about happiness.

我們知道，錢不能買來(lái)幸福(也許可以?)，我們都有追求幸福的權(quán)力。關(guān)于我們?yōu)橹�努力奮斗的幸福，還有哪些我們不知道的事情呢?我們搜尋了幾項(xiàng)最近的研究，向你揭示六件關(guān)于幸福你不知道的事。

1. Money can buy happiness--sort of

錢可以買到幸福——某種程度上

Making more money will boost more than just your income. According to a 2010 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a person's level of happiness and emotional well-being increased along with their paycheck-but capped out at about $75,000 a year. People who made more than that didn't get any happier after they hit that 75k mark.

掙更多的錢不僅僅會(huì)讓你的荷包鼓起來(lái)。一項(xiàng)2010年發(fā)表在美國(guó)國(guó)家科學(xué)院會(huì)議記錄上的研究表明，人們的幸福指數(shù)和快樂(lè)感會(huì)隨著他們收入的增長(zhǎng)提高，而當(dāng)年收入達(dá)到7.5萬(wàn)美元時(shí)出現(xiàn)臨界點(diǎn)。也就是說(shuō)，當(dāng)一個(gè)人的年收入達(dá)到7.5萬(wàn)美元時(shí)，你的幸福感并不會(huì)隨著收入的增長(zhǎng)而繼續(xù)增加。

2. Meditate to beat the blues

冥想可以對(duì)抗抑郁

Several studies have linked regular meditation to actual physical changes in the brain that are similar to what anti-depressant drugs (or so-called 'happy pills') do. People who meditate are not only happier and nicer to others, but research shows that the areas of their brain that respond to stress actually shrink.Big corporations and even the U.S. Marines are all now reportedly using meditation to increase productivity.

一些研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，定期冥想會(huì)讓大腦產(chǎn)生一些真實(shí)的物理變化，這種作用和抗抑郁藥物(俗稱“快樂(lè)膠囊”)類似。定期冥想的人不僅會(huì)更快樂(lè)，對(duì)待他人更溫和，研究還表明他們大腦內(nèi)對(duì)壓力做出反應(yīng)的區(qū)域會(huì)縮小。據(jù)稱，目前一些大公司，甚至包括美國(guó)海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)都正在運(yùn)用冥想來(lái)提高工作效率。

Too busy to find time for meditation? It doesn't take much! Studies show that people who practice mindful meditation-sitting quietly with your eyes closed and repeating a word or "mantra" over and over-for just 20 minutes a day reap significant benefits.

太忙了沒(méi)有時(shí)間冥想?其實(shí)并不用花很多時(shí)間!研究顯示，練習(xí)冥想時(shí)閉上雙眼，靜靜坐著，反復(fù)念誦一個(gè)詞語(yǔ)或者像“念咒語(yǔ)”一樣，每天只需20分鐘就可以讓你獲益匪淺。

3. Skinny wife, happy life

妻子越苗條，婚姻越幸福

In a somewhat strange 2011 study, researchers in Tennessee revealed that marriages are happier when the wife is thinner than her husband. The researchers studied the BMI or body mass index of nearly 170 newlywed couples to come to this conclusion.

在2011年一項(xiàng)有點(diǎn)奇怪的研究里，田納西的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)妻子比丈夫苗條時(shí)，婚姻更幸福。研究人員調(diào)查了170對(duì)新婚夫婦的身體質(zhì)量指數(shù)后得出了這個(gè)結(jié)論。

We don't recommend comparing yourself to your man, but we love the idea of staying fit as a couple-not just for the obvious health benefits, but also for the bonding experiences.

我們并不主張讓夫妻倆盲目比較體重，但我們認(rèn)為夫妻雙方保持健康苗條的身材不僅有利于健康，也有益于婚姻關(guān)系。

4. Reason to put a ring on it?

結(jié)婚的人更幸福

Despite the divorce rate, there may be something to the phrase 'wedded bliss.' A recent study posed the question, are married people happier than their single counterparts? Essentially, yes. Researchers in Michigan found that un-married people showed a decline in happiness as time went on whereas those that had tied the knot, did not.

雖然離婚率居高不下，婚姻的快樂(lè)依然存在。一項(xiàng)最近的研究提出了這個(gè)問(wèn)題，已婚人士比單身人士更幸福嗎?答案是肯定的。密歇根的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，隨著時(shí)間的推移，未婚人士的幸福感會(huì)逐漸降低，而那些已婚人士則不會(huì)。

5. Age isn't just a number

年齡不僅僅是一個(gè)數(shù)字

Maybe you thought you were happy getting your driver's license, graduating college, or landing your dream job. But those teen and 20-something milestones are nothing compared to the feelings of elation that the ripe-young age of 33 brings. A U.K. based website found that 70-percent of people over 40 surveyed said they were happiest at that age and felt that was when they were able to attain 'true' happiness.

也許當(dāng)你拿到駕照，從大學(xué)畢業(yè)或者獲得夢(mèng)寐以求的工作時(shí)，你曾經(jīng)認(rèn)為自己是幸福的。但這些青少年或者20多歲的里程碑時(shí)獲得的喜悅，和33歲這種輕熟年紀(jì)相比簡(jiǎn)直不值一提。一家英國(guó)的網(wǎng)站發(fā)現(xiàn)，40歲以上參與調(diào)查的人中，有70%的人認(rèn)為自己在40歲的年齡段最幸福，而且只有到了40歲他們才可能獲得“真正地”幸福。

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