读者文摘:长寿与成功的秘诀(7)

l6 STAY MARRIED. With marriage come big gains in happiness, health, and longevity¹, says Robert Lerman, an economist² at the Urban Institute.

维持婚姻。城市研究所的经济学家罗伯特·勒曼说，婚姻对幸福、健康和长寿有巨大助益。

One large-scale review found that single men have a 32 percent higher risk of premature³ death across a lifetime compared with their married peers⁴;

一项大规模的研究发现，与已婚男性相比，单身男性一生中过早死亡的风险要高出32%；

single women have a 23 percent higher risk.

单身女性的患病风险要高出23%。

Marriage provides important social and economic support -

勒曼说，婚姻提供了重要的社会和经济支持，

even with things as simple as reminding you to eat better, go to the doctor, or take your medicine, Lerman says.

即使是像提醒你要吃得更好、去看医生或吃药这样简单的事情。

17 START YOUR DAY EARLIER.

早点开始新的一天

When Corley studied the routines of 177 self-made millionaires for his book Rich Habits,

科利在他的书《富裕的习惯》中研究了177个白手起家的百万富翁的日常生活，

he found that nearly 50 percent of them woke up at least three hours before their workday actually began.

他发现，将近50%的人在工作开始前至少三个小时就起床了。

He says the research inspired him to wake up around 5 a.m. every day to read, exercise, and accomplish daily goals without interruption.

他说，这项研究激励他每天早上5点左右起床阅读、锻炼，不受干扰地完成每天的目标。

"Life has a way of disrupting⁵ the best-laid plans,

生活总有办法打乱最周密的计划，

so this is a way to ensure I get the things done that make me happy," he says.

因此，这是一种确保我能完成让我快乐的事情的方法，他说。

18 EXPLORE A SIDE GIG. You can spend hours trying to figure out how to cut your spending.

探索一份兼职工作。你可以花几个小时想办法削减开支。

Or you can find a way to bring in some extra cash,

或者你可以想办法赚点外快。

says Brandon Renfro, PhD, a certified⁶ financial planner in Marshall, Texas.

德克萨斯州马歇尔市的一名注册理财规划师布兰登·伦弗洛博士说。

These days, there are dozens of ways to earn money on the side:

如今，有许多兼职赚钱的方法：

rent your place on Airbnb, drive for Uber, sell your handiwork online.

在爱彼迎上出租房屋，在优步上开车，在网上出售你的手工制品。

Most people have a skill set they can monetize, whether it's writing, speaking another language, or building websites, says Renfro.

大多数人都有可以赚钱的技能，不管是写作、说另一种语言，还是建网站，伦芙洛说。

His side hustles⁷ include owning rental⁸ property and serving as a captain in the Army National Guard.

他的副业包括拥有出租地产和在国民警卫队担任上尉。

19 WAIT BEFORE YOU BUY. If you're tempted⁹ to buy something expensive, force yourself to wait 24 hours,

买之前先等一等。如果你想买昂贵的东西，强迫自己等上24小时，

suggests Janet Bodnar, editor-at-large of Kiplinger's Personal Finance¹⁰ and author of Money Smart Women.

《吉普林个人理财》杂志的特约编辑和《理财达人》的作者珍妮特·博德纳尔说道。

"Once I sleep on it, I have a clearer head and I may realize I didn't really like it that much anyway," she says.

她说：“一旦我考虑一晚上，我的头脑就会更清醒，我可能会意识到我其实并不是那么喜欢它。”

Waiting can be especially effective for online shopping, as many websites are designed to encourage impulse¹¹ buying.

等待对于网上购物尤其有效，因为许多网站的设计都鼓励冲动购物。

1 longevity   

n.长命；长寿

参考例句：

• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
• Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

3 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

4 peers   

n.同等的人，贵族vi.凝视，窥视vt.与…同等，封为贵族v.凝视( peer的第三人称单数 )；盯着看；同等；比得上

参考例句：

• She enjoys the respect of her peers. 她受到同侪的尊敬。
• She peers into my eyes. 她盯着我的眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 disrupting   

使混乱，扰乱( disrupt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting. 示威者成功地扰乱了会议。
• Wage claims had led to one strike after another, disrupting every section of the community. 由工资问题引起的罢工浪潮此起彼伏，扰乱了社会秩序。

6 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

7 hustles   

忙碌，奔忙( hustle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He often hustles on the streets to pay for drugs. 为弄到钱买毒品，他常在街上行骗。
• Ken ves bartender off and hustles Joe out of the bar. 肯恩走开挥舞酒保而且离开酒吧乱挤活动乔。

8 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

9 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

10 finance   

n.财务管理，财政，金融，财源，资金

参考例句：

• She is an expert in finance.她是一名财政专家。
• A finance house made a bid to buy up the entire company.一家信贷公司出价买下了整个公司。

11 impulse   

n.（一时的）冲动，冲力，脉冲，神经冲动

参考例句：

• She wrote that letter on impulse.她一时冲动写了这封信。
• I don't know how to resist my impulse.我不知道怎样抑制自己的感情冲动。