研究:年长女性容易感到生活不幸福

    A study has found that many women will find themselves more miserable¹ with their advancing years, while most men feel happier once retired².
    一项研究发现，随着年龄的增长，很多女性感到她们的生活变得痛苦不幸，而男性一旦退休以后会感到更加幸福。
    Men become more satisfied with their lives once they have escaped the "drudgery³" of full-time⁴ work, but for old women, retirement⁵ is more likely to bring loneliness and monotony, researchers discovered.
    研究者发现，男性一旦逃离全职工作这个“苦差事”，他们对自己的生活感到更加满意，但是，对于年长的女性来说，退休更可能给她们带来的是孤独和单调。
    Women over the age of 75 were the worst affected⁶, with women of this age particularly likely to have low levels of "wellbeing."年龄在75岁以上的女性受到的影响最大，这个阶段的女性尤其可能会感觉到生活的不幸福。
    Many reported suffering from depression, poor quality of life, loneliness and poor "life satisfaction."据报道很多女性患有抑郁症、生活质量差、感到孤独和对生活不满意。
    Professor Michael Marmot, who led the research, said that the over-50s in general had become less happy with their lives over the past four years.
    研究的领导者、迈克 马尔莫特教授说，过去四年研究发现，年龄在50岁以上的人一般都会感到生活不幸福。

1 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

2 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

3 drudgery   

n.苦工，重活，单调乏味的工作

参考例句：

• People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives.人们想摆脱日常生活中单调乏味的工作。
• He spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery.他的一生都在做毫无意义的烦人的苦差事。

4 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

5 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。