中年危机 男人33和49岁最易出轨！

 　　Perhaps the myth of the midlife crisis is true- men are more likely to cheat on their partners just before they approach a significant birthday, with 49 year-olds signing up to extra-marital affair website Ashley Madison in unexpectedly large numbers.

　　也许中年危机的“传说”是真的——就在男人刚过了人生中重要的生日之前，他们更可能欺骗自己的妻子，Ashley Madison外遇网上出人意料的有大批49岁的人注册为用户。

　　Perhaps this spike¹ in cheating is in response to worrying about becoming old and undesirable² - or having the rise in libido³ typified by the midlife crisis.

　　也许外遇的这种峰值是对于变老和不再被人需要的担忧的回应——或是中年危机典型的性欲增加的表现。

　　Other big spikes⁴ were seen at age 33/34 and age 44.

　　另几个峰值是33或是34岁和44岁。

　　The 40s are the hardest time

　　40几岁最不好过

　　This study, which took place in three countries, surveying thousands of people, indicates that it is.

　　在三个国家展开的这项研究中，成千上万参与调查的人都表示这是真的。

　　There is a steady downhill trajectory⁵ in wellbeing for most people, starting in their late teens, and staying low until their late 40s, where it starts to increase again.

　　对于大多数人来说，在他们告别少年时都会开始一个幸福安乐指数既定下降的轨道，在他们快50岁的时候保持着很低，然后才会再次上升。

　　The lead researcher of the study, Terence Cheng of the University of Melbourne, said "Human happiness hits the lowest point around the ages of 40 to 42".

　　首席研究者——墨尔本大学的特伦斯·郑说：“在40到42岁的时候，人们的幸福值到达史上最低。”

　　This would indicate that the midlife crisis is real.

　　这表明了中年危机确有其事。

　　Men tend to make up for it with cars, clothes and yes, affairs

　　男人试图用好车、服饰来弥补，当然了，还有外遇

　　The term 'midlife crisis' was thought up by psychologist Elliot Jaques in 1965. He described it as “the adult encounter with the conception of life to be lived in the setting of an approaching personal death”.

　　“中年危机：这个词是由埃利奥特·杰奎斯在1965年提出的。他描述为“成年人遭遇的，接近死亡的既定中的生活概念。”

　　We think of it as generally characterised by middle-aged⁶ men feeling mortality's cold grip and trying to escape death by indulging in sports cars, inappropriate clothing and young girlfriends.

　　我们把此看作是通常中年男子感到死亡的冷血魔爪伸向自己时，他们通过迷恋跑车、不相称的衣服和小女友，来试图逃避死亡的一种特征。

　　This is a caricature of the problem- but perhaps men at the end of each decade feel that much closer to death, and decide to reclaim⁷ their life by having affairs.

　　这是该问题的一种讽刺绘图——但是也许每十年底，男人都会觉得离死亡越来越近，并决定以外遇的方式重活一次。

1 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

2 undesirable   

adj.不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n.不受欢迎的人，不良分子

参考例句：

• They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。
• Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。

3 libido   

n.本能的冲动

参考例句：

• Lack of sleep is a major factor in loss of libido.睡眠不足是导致性欲丧失的一个主要因素。
• Ginseng can increase energy and libido,which can help solve intimacy problems.人参可以增加活力和性欲，从而帮助解决亲密关系的问题。

4 spikes   

n.穗( spike的名词复数 )；跑鞋；（防滑）鞋钉；尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（ 或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划

参考例句：

• a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁
• There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉，以防犯人逃跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。

6 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

7 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。