Unit 3 Part Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading—Reading-【高考领航】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第二册同步核心辅导与测评（译林版）

研究表明退休人员继续从事一份过渡性的工作，尤其是在自己熟悉的领域，有益于身心健康。 People who keep doing some work in their field after they retire may enjoy better physical and mental health than those who stop working completely or switch to another area of work，according to a U．S.study.Researchers from the University of Maryland said that the findings suggest that prospective retirees should consider moving into so-called “bridge employment” as a transition to full retirement. For their study，Wang and his colleagues used data on more than 12，000 workers in a U．S.health study begun in 1992.Overall，Wang's team found that people who went into some form of bridge employment were reported to have lower rates of major diseases like high blood pressure，heart disease，diabetes(糖尿病) and arthritis(关节炎) during the study period than their counterparts who went straight into full retirement. On top of their better physical health，“bridge” workers also tended to have fewer mental health problems，such as depression.The same mental health benefits were not seen，however，when retirees took part-time work in other fields—possibly，Wang said，because many of these people may have taken those jobs out of financial need rather than choice.He noted that the lack of benefit could also stem from the fact that these retirees had to adjust to an unfamiliar job position or had to make lifestyle changes. Bridge work，particularly in one's accustomed field，may benefit physical and mental health for a number of reasons，according to Wang.In general，he explained，such work may help older adults maintain the active lifestyles they had during their careers and decrease any stress they might feel from the transition into retirement.Wang said，“When it comes to mental health，for instance，bridge work may help by allowing people to keep some of the ‘role identity’ that they have formed over their careers.” Staying active in general，not only through work，can also benefit retirees' physical health，Wang noted.He added，however，that any mental health