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If you're middle-aged and miserable, don't despair: Give it a decade or two and you'll be feeling like a carefree young person again. 如果你现在身处中年，迷惘痛苦，千万不要绝望：再等一二十年，你就又会像年轻人一样无忧无虑了。 Researchers have revealed that life satisfaction peaks at 23 and 69. People in their early twenties overestimate their future life satisfaction by an average of around 10 per cent, before the disappointments of life kick in. 研究人员发现，人在23岁和69岁时的生活满意数值达到最高点。在令人失望的生活到来之前，平均大约有10%的人会在二十出头时对未来生活的满意程度过于乐观。 They face decades of declining expectation before hitting their lowest point in their mid-fifties, when regrets over unrealised dreams are at their greatest. Satisfaction levels finally start to rise again after 55 and peak once more at 69, according to a study by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. 伦敦政经学院经济表现研究中心的调查表明，此后几十年中，人们对生活的期望会越来越低，直至五十五岁左右时满意度降到最低点。这时，他们会后悔没有在自己状态最好的时候实现曾经的梦想。但过了55岁，满意度曲线又会重新上升，在69岁时重回巅峰状态。 Those aged 68 underestimate their future happiness by 4.5 per cent, meaning they no longer face disappointment, the researchers found. The findings suggest that actresses Emma Watson and Kristen Stewart, both 23, should relish this year. | 
