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No need for any more expensive gifts, romantic breaks or big bouquets of flowers. It seems the secret to a happy marriage is completely free – a good night's sleep.
无需任何贵重的礼物，浪漫的假期或者是一大束鲜花。看起来，婚姻幸福美满的秘诀完全是免费的--那就是晚上美美地睡上一觉。
Psychologists have found that having seven or eight hours' sleep a night means partners are less likely to focus on the negative aspects of their relationship and more inclined to think about the bigger picture.
心理学家们发现，晚上睡上七至八个小时，就意味着夫妻双方会更少地关注于彼此关系的消极方面，转而更多地憧憬幸福画面。
Researchers at Florida State University say sleep also helps to restore function in the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that manages self control.
佛罗里达州立大学的研究人员们表示，睡眠有助于恢复前额皮质--大脑中管理自控能力的部分--的功能。
Although divorce rates in the UK are at their lowest levels of 40 years, the numbers separating every year are still significant. About 260,000 couples in the UK get married each year but at the same time nearly 120,000 part.
虽然英国的离婚率正处于近40年内最低水平，但是每年离婚的人数依旧居高不下。英国每年约有26万人结婚，但与此同时有近12万人离婚。
Experts regard honesty, warmth and respect as the bedrock of any relationship. But the latest study, in the Journal of Family Psychology, shows a good snooze is equally important.
专家们把诚实，暖心和尊重视为一切关系的基础。但是发表在《家庭心理学杂志》的最新研究表明，良好的睡眠也同样重要。
Scientists asked 68 newlywed couples to record their sleep patterns for a week. They also kept a diary on how they felt about their marriage and how rows affected their view of the relationship.
科学家们要求68对新婚夫妇记录他们一周的睡眠状况。他们每天还记录了自己对婚姻的感受以及矛盾是如何影响了他们对于彼此关系的看法。
Finally, researchers used something called the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale to assess volunteers' levels of satisfaction with their sex lives, levels of affection, time spent together, partners' mood and how they resolved rows.
最后，研究人员们使用了一种叫Kansas婚姻满意感量表，来评估志愿者们对他们的性生活，感情状况，共度的时光，夫妻情绪以及如何化解矛盾的满意程度。
Husbands benefited most from a proper night's sleep, the study found. Even on days where they fell out with their wives, they felt upbeat about their marital status – providing they had a good rest the night before.
研究发现，丈夫从良好睡眠当中获益最多。即使当他们与妻子发生争吵，他们也会对自己的婚姻状况感到信心满满——前提是他们在前一个晚上休息得不错。
The researchers said: 'Sleep is an important factor that affects marital satisfaction. Up to a third of married or cohabiting adults report that sleeps problems burden their relationship.'
研究人员们对此表示：“睡眠是影响婚姻满意度的一个重要因素。高达三分之一的已婚或未婚同居成人声称，睡眠问题会给彼此关系带来负担。”
