每个人都想快乐地生活。有研究表明，对于男人来说，事业成功是快乐的关键。那么，什么样的女人最快乐呢？
Women are happier without children or a spouse
by Sian Cain
We may have suspected it already, but now the science backs it up: unmarried and childless women are the happiest subgroup in the population. And they are more likely to live longer than their married and child-rearing peers, according to a leading expert in happiness.
suspect /səˈspekt/ v. 怀疑
back something up 证明某事是真的
unmarried /ʌnˈmærɪd/ adj. 未结婚的（由married加上表示否定的前缀un-）
childless /ˈtʃaɪldləs/ adj. 没有孩子的（由child加上表示否定的后缀-less并变成形容词）
subgroup /ˈsʌbɡruːp/ n. 子团体、小团体（由group加上表示一小部分的前缀sub-）
child-rearing /ˈtʃaɪldˌrɪərɪŋ/ n. 抚养子女
peer /pɪə(r)/ n. 同龄人、同类人
leading /ˈliːdɪŋ/ adj. 很重要的
Speaking at the Hay festival on Saturday, Paul Dolan, a professor of behavioural science at the London School of Economics, said the latest evidence showed that the traditional markers used to measure success did not correlate with happiness – particularly marriage and raising children.
Hay festival 是英国威尔士地区的文化节
behavioural /bɪˈheɪvjərəl/ adj. 行为的（由behaviour加后缀-al变成形容词）
economics /ˌekəˈnɒmɪks/ n. 经济学
evidence /ˈevɪd(ə)ns/ n. 证据
traditional /trəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj. 传统的（由tradition加后缀-al变成形容词）
marker /ˈmɑːkə(r)/ n. 标记、标志
measure /ˈmeʒə(r)/ v. 衡量
correlate /ˈkɒrəleɪt/ v. 互相关联
raise /reɪz/ v. 抚养、养育
"We do have some good longitudinal（长期研究的） data following the same people over time, but I am going to do a massive disservice to that science and just say: if you're a man, you should probably get married; if you're a woman, don't bother."
data /ˈdeɪtə/ n. 数据
over time 随着时间的推移
massive /ˈmæsɪv/ adj. 巨大的
disservice /dɪsˈsɜːvɪs/ n. 有害行为
bother /ˈbɒðə(r)/ v. 费劲做某事
Men benefited from marriage because they "calmed down", he said. "You take less risks, you earn more money at work, and you live a little longer. She, on the other hand, has to put up with that, and dies sooner than if she never married. The healthiest and happiest population subgroup are women who never married or had children," he said.
benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ v. 获益
calm /kɑːm/ down 镇静下来、平静下来
risk /rɪsk/ n. 风险
put up with something 接受不满意的事物
Dolan's latest book, Happy Ever After, cites evidence from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), which compared levels of pleasure and misery in unmarried, married, divorced, separated and widowed individuals. The study found that levels of happiness reported by those who were married was higher than the unmarried, but only when their spouse was in the room. Unmarried individuals reported lower levels of misery than married individuals who were asked when their spouse was not present.
ever after 从此以后、从那以后
cite /saɪt/ v. 引用、援引
survey /ˈsɜːveɪ/ n. 问卷调查
level /ˈlev(ə)l/ n. 水平、程度
misery /ˈmɪz(ə)ri/ n. 痛苦、不幸
divorce /dɪˈvɔːs/ v. 离婚
separate /ˈsep(ə)reɪt/ v. 分开（指夫妻分居）
widow /ˈwɪdəʊ/ v. 丧偶
individual /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ n. 个人
spouse /spaʊs/ n. 配偶
present /ˈprez(ə)nt/ adj. 在场的
Other studies have measured some financial and health benefits in being married for both men and women on average, which Dolan said could be attributed to higher incomes and emotional support, allowing married people to take risks and seek medical help.
financial /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/ adj. 跟钱有关的
attribute /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ v. 把…归因于
income /ˈɪnkʌm/ n. 收入
emotional /ɪˈməʊʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj. 情感的、情绪的（由emotion加后缀-al变成形容词）
seek /siːk/ v. 寻求
medical /ˈmedɪk(ə)l/ adj. 医疗的
However, Dolan said men showed more health benefits from tying the knot, as they took fewer risks. Women's health was mostly unaffected by marriage, with middle-aged married women even being at higher risk of physical and mental conditions than their single counterparts.
tie the knot /nɒt/ 结婚
unaffected /ˌʌnəˈfektɪd/ adj. 不受影响的（由affect的过去分词加上表示否定的前缀un-）
physical /ˈfɪzɪk(ə)l/ adj. 身体的
mental /ˈment(ə)l/ adj. 心理的
condition /kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 疾病
single /ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)l/ adj. 单身的
counterpart /ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/ n. 对等的人
Despite the benefits of a single, childless lifestyle for women, Dolan said that the existing narrative that marriage and children were signs of success meant that the stigma could lead some single women to feel unhappy.
lifestyle /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ n. 生活方式（由life和style组成）
narrative /ˈnærətɪv/ n. 故事、叙事
stigma /ˈstɪɡmə/ n. 污名
"You see a single woman of 40, who has never had children – 'Bless, that's a shame, isn't it? Maybe one day you'll meet the right guy and that'll change.' No, maybe she'll meet the wrong guy and that'll change. Maybe she'll meet a guy who makes her less happy and healthy, and die sooner."
bless /bles/ v. 祝福、祈福（这里相当于在说“上帝保佑”）
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