The older you are the more likely that you will be grouchy, with politicians being the biggest bugbear for sexagenarians.

　　人年龄越大，越爱发牢骚，法国六十多岁的老人最爱抱怨政治人物。

　　"You have to grumble in life, otherwise you get trampled on," was the main reason given by almost one in six people in the land of liberty, equality and fraternity.

　　至于法国人爱发牢骚的原因，这个宣扬自由、平等和友爱的国家的六分之一的人称，这是因为“在生活中必须得抱怨，不然就会受到轻视。”

　　Just under one third said grousing was in the French temperament.

　　近三分之一的人说法国人爱发牢骚是性情使然。

　　Men were the grumpier of the two sexes, said 43 percent of respondents, with around one in five men saying they moaned to get what they wanted compared with 16 percent of women.

　　43%的受访者称，相比于女性而言，法国男性更爱抱怨。约五分之一的男性说他们之所以抱怨是为了得到自己想要的东西，而仅有16%的女性表示会这么做。

　　One in four said carping was a way of relaxing.

　　四分之一的人说发牢骚也是一种放松的方式。

　　The survey, entitled "Are the French moaners?" polled more than 1,000 people over 18 across France and was carried out by market research firm Opinionway (www.opinion-way.com).

　　这一名为“法国人是牢骚鬼吗？”的调查由Opinionway市场调查公司开展，对 1000多名18岁以上的法国人进行了访问。

　　The French also see themselves as the world champions of moaning. More than 70 percent believe they outgripe the rest of the world compared with 15 percent of Italians, 4 percent of Americans and 3 percent of Britons.

　　法国人也认为他们是全球“牢骚之王”。超过70%的法国人认为他们比世界上其他国家的人都爱发牢骚，而这一比例在意大利为15%，在美国和英国分别为4%和3%。