Firefighters, the clergy and others with professional jobs that involve helping or serving people are more satisfied with their work and overall are happier than those in other professions, according to results from a national survey.

　　據(jù)美國一項(xiàng)全國性調(diào)查的結(jié)果顯示，消防員、牧師等從事幫助或服務(wù)于他人的行業(yè)的人員工作滿意度較高，而且總體上他們比其它行業(yè)的人更加快樂。

　　"The most satisfying jobs are mostly professions, especially those involving caring for, teaching and protecting others and creative pursuits," said Tom Smith, director of the General Social Survey (GSS) at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

　　芝加哥大學(xué)全國民意調(diào)查中心普通社會(huì)調(diào)查的負(fù)責(zé)人湯姆·史密斯說：“滿意度最高的工作大多是一些需要特殊技能的職業(yè)，尤其是護(hù)理類、教育類、為他人提供保護(hù)以及一些創(chuàng)造性的職業(yè)。”

　　In the current study, interviewers asked more than 27,000 people questions about job satisfaction and general happiness. Individuals' level of contentment affects their overall sense of happiness, Smith said.

　　在目前的這項(xiàng)調(diào)查中，調(diào)查人員對(duì)2萬7千人就工作滿意度和總體快樂感進(jìn)行了訪問。據(jù)史密斯介紹，受訪者的工作滿意度對(duì)他們的總體快樂感有影響。

　　"Work occupies a large part of each worker's day; is one's main source of social standing and helps to define who a person is and affects one's health both physically and mentally," Smith states in a published report on the study. "Because of work's central role in many people's lives, satisfaction with one's job is an important component in overall well-being."

　　史密斯在發(fā)表的研究報(bào)告中說：“工作占據(jù)了一個(gè)人一天中的大部分，它是一個(gè)人社會(huì)地位的主要決定因素，而且能‘定義’一個(gè)人，在生理和心理上都會(huì)對(duì)人造成影響。由于工作在很多人的生活中處于核心地位，因此對(duì)于工作的滿意是生活幸福的一個(gè)重要因素。”

　　Across all occupations, on average 47 percent of those surveyed said they were satisfied with their jobs and 33 percent reported being very happy.

　　在所有職業(yè)中，平均47%的受訪者表示對(duì)自己的工作滿意，33%的人稱他們非常快樂。