2022年12月四级第2套选词填空原文翻译及答案解析

Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothers, according to a new study. The research examined three studies __26__ more than 18,000 participants. Across all three, parenthood was __27__ with more positive wellbeing outcomes for dads than for mums.

根据一项新研究，育儿给父亲带来的快乐比给母亲更多。该研究直接审查了三项研究，参与者超过18,000人。在所有三项研究中，为人父母与父亲更积极的幸福感结果相关，而非母亲。

So why are fathers happier than mothers? "Fathers may fare better than mothers in part due to how they spend time with their children," said lead author Katherine Nelson-Coffey. In one study, the authors __28__ that dads were more likely to take "playing' as an __29__ activity both when caring for their kids

那么，为什么父亲比母亲更快乐？“父亲可能比母亲表现得更好，部分原因在于他们与孩子相处的方式，”首席作者凯瑟琳·纳尔逊-科菲说道。在一项研究中，作者们指出，父亲在照顾孩子时更倾向于将“玩耍”视为一种参与性活动。

and spending time with their kids. "Playing with their children likely offers parents opportunities to experience positive feelings and __30__ closeness with their children," they say.

以及与孩子共度时光时。“与孩子玩耍很可能为父母提供机会体验积极感受，并增进与孩子的亲密关系，”他们说。

Fathers also did better than men without kids, reporting greater happiness, life satisfaction, and fewer __31__ symptoms. They also reported greater connectedness and autonomy (自主). For mums, __32__, compared to women without children, the results weren't quite as positive. Mums reported greater autonomy, but also "greater trouble" and fewer positive __33__ .

父亲比没有孩子的男性也表现得更好，报告了更高的幸福感、生活满意度和更少的抑郁症状。他们还报告了更强的连接感和自主性。然而，对于母亲来说，与没有孩子的女性相比，结果不太积极。母亲报告了更高的自主性，但也报告了“更多麻烦”和更少的积极情绪。

Mums reported happier moods while interacting with their kids, compared to other experiences, but not while engaging __34__ in childcare. "This difference suggests that how mothers and fathers spend time with their children might have important __35__ for their wellbeing," the authors write. They suspect that mums may be less happy than dads because they're more likely to have higher expectations about parenthood. As such, they're more likely to be "let down" by the experience.

母亲在与孩子互动时报告了更快乐的情绪，与其他经历相比，但在从事儿童照顾时并非如此。“这种差异表明，母亲和父亲与孩子相处的方式可能对他们的幸福感有重要影响，”作者们写道。他们怀疑母亲可能不如父亲快乐，因为她们更可能对育儿有更高的期望。因此，她们更可能对这段经历感到“失望”。