时差N小时 有孩子的家庭更加幸福(下)

Specifically¹, the study found that parents are happier when taking care of their kids than when doing other chores.

该研究还有一个特别发现：夫妻照顾孩子时比做家务时更快乐。

Dads especially seemed to find happiness and meaning compared to non dads.

尤其是有孩子的男性比没有孩子的男性更容易找到幸福与真谛。

Now, of course this doesn’t mean that all parents are always happier than all non parents.

当然，这并不是说有孩子的夫妻一定比没有孩子的夫妻更幸福。

Parenting happiness depends, at least in part, on the particulars of a situation.

为人父母的幸福指数至少在一定程度上取决于某个特定环境。

For example, the study also found that older, married parents are on average happier than younger parents and single parents.

比如，研究还发现年龄较大的父母一般要比年轻父母或单亲父母更加幸福。

And anyone who’s been a parent knows that raising kids is a tough, tough job filled with as many difficult and painful moments as with moments of joy.

做父母的人都了解养育孩子并非易事，在这个过程中你会遇到很多困难、痛苦当然也有欢笑。

But on the whole, at least according to this and other emerging² studies, parenting tends to coincide³ with happiness and fulfillment in life.

但总的来说，单从这项研究和其它早前的研究来看，有孩子的夫妻更容易在生活中找到幸福和成就感。

1 specifically   

adv.明确地，具体地；特别地，特意

参考例句：

• The book was written specifically for children.这本书是特地为儿童编写的。
• I told you specifically not to do that.我明确地告诉你不要那样做。

2 emerging   

adj.正在不断出现的

参考例句：

• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
• I saw the woman emerging out of a shop. 我看见那个妇女从商店里走出来。

3 coincide   

vi.同时发生，相符，位置重合，重叠

参考例句：

• His tastes and habits coincide with those of his wife.他的爱好跟习惯恰好和他的妻子相同。
• He happened to coincide with you on this point.在这一问题上，他与你不谋而合。