囧研究：夢想目標還是要有的 能延年益壽啊

A recent meta-study in the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health looked at the impact of having a “higher purpose” can have on health. Some 136,265 people participated in 10 different studies, mostly in the United States and Japan.
美國國家醫學圖書館國立衛生研究院的一項最新元研究探討了擁有“崇高的目標”會對健康產生的影響。13萬6265人蔘與了10項不同的研究，這些研究主要在美國和日本進行。

A significant association was detected between having a higher purpose in life and reduced mortality from all causes and specifically from cardiovascular disease. The participants were 67 years old, on average, at the beginning of the studies, and they were followed for seven years. During that time, more than 14,500 of them died and more than 4,000 suffered cardiovascular events such as strokes or heart attacks.
生活中擁有崇高的目標與減少各種原因，特別是心血管疾病，引發的死亡之間被檢測到重要的關聯。在研究之初，參與者的平均年齡爲67歲，然後他們被關注了7年。在那期間，他們中的1萬4500多人死亡，4000多人遭受過像中風或心臟病發作等心血管疾病的痛苦。

Analysis of the data, which includes adjustments for other known factors (like did the participants smoke?) showed that a higher sense of purpose was linked to a reduction of about 20 percent in mortality from all causes, as well as a lower risk of cardiovascular problems. This is a significant difference, and this knowledge should encourage us to help people find their purpose. It’s not just nice to have one — it can actually save lives.
配合其他已知因素（如參與者抽菸嗎？）對數據進行的分析表明，崇高的目標感與各種原因引發的死亡減少約20%以及降低心血管疾病的風險有關聯。這是一個有意義的不同之處，這項認知將鼓勵我們幫助人們找到他們的目標。擁有一個目標不只是美好而已——它確實能拯救生命。

So in the meantime, keep looking for your purpose!
所以，在此期間，繼續尋找你的目標吧！