英语新词：银发离婚

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　　退休后不再需要每日外出上班，孩子也长大成人，离开家独立生活。此时，个人时间变得充裕，不少人感觉与另一半没有共同语言，于是决定离婚，重新寻找幸福。如今，“银发离婚”不再罕见，但最新研究显示，“银发离婚”有损健康。
        　　It may feel like a new lease of life, but those who divorce in their latter
years and move into another relationship are seriously risking their health.
        　　人到晚年与伴侣离婚，跨入一段新恋情，这看起来像是翻开了人生的新篇章，但却会给健康带来很大风险。
        　　Research shows so-called 'silver splitters' are less likely to survive a
heart attack than those who remained wed.
        　　研究显示，与婚姻稳定的老年人群相比，“银发离婚者”患心脏病后更不易痊愈。
        　　Much of this comes down to the spouse nag factor – which it turns out
actually keeps us fitter.
        　　这大多是因为没有了配偶的唠叨，而配偶的唠叨其实会让我们更健康。
        　　A wife, for instance, is more likely to pester her man to go to the doctor,
take medication, exercise and stay off the booze and cigarettes.
        　　比如妻子更可能不厌其烦地让丈夫去看医生，吃药，锻炼身体，以及远离烟酒。
        　　A new partner in later life, however, is less likely to exert the same
'social control' in the first eight years of a second marriage.
        　　而再婚后的头八年时间里，新伴侣不太可能这样“管住你”。