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背景知识

在国际上,对于“幸福”这个概念,还有一定的评判标准的, 而这主要面向的也是国家层面。这套标准一共包括九大领域:教育、健康、环境、管理、时间、文化多样性和包容性、社区活力、内心幸福感、生活水平等。在联合国发起的一年一度的《世界幸福报告》中,芬兰连续四年被评为世界上最幸福的国家,丹麦位居第二,然后是瑞士、冰岛和荷兰。新西兰依然是前十名中唯一的非欧洲国家。分析研究机构盖洛普(Gallup)收集了149个国家的人对自己幸福感的评分。据报告显示,世界上最不幸福的国家是阿富汗,其次是莱索托、博茨瓦纳、卢旺达和津巴布韦。报告作者说,在约三分之一的国家中,“负面情绪的频率明显较高”,这很可能是由于新冠肺炎疫情的影响。不过,有22个国家的情况有所好转。几个亚洲国家的排名比去年的要好,而中国则从第94位升至第84位。


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This country has just been named the happiest in the world

这个国家刚刚被评为世界上最幸福的国家

To say the past year has been a difficult one for people across the globe is something of an understatement. Not only has the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the deaths of over 2.6 million people worldwide, it's also led to a massive shake up in everyday life for many of us. But despite the devastating events of the last 12 months and the resulting decline in mental health in a number of destinations, there's been no change at the top spot when it comes to ranking the happiest country in the world.

说2020年对全世界人民都是艰难的一年似乎有点轻描淡写了。新冠疫情不仅导致全球260多万人死亡,也给我们许多人的日常生活带来了巨大的改变。尽管过去一年里灾难连连,导致许多国家人民的心理健康水平下降,但世界上最幸福国家的排名却没有变化。

For the fourth year running, Finland has come out on top in the annual list powered by data from the Gallup World Poll, with Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands following in second, third, fourth and fifth position respectively. While the United States moved up from 18th to 14th place and the United Kingdom dropped from 13th to 18th, Australia held its 12th place position.

根据盖洛普世界民意调查的数据,芬兰连续第四年高居榜首,冰岛、丹麦、瑞士和荷兰分别位列第二、第三、第四和第五名。美国从第18位上升到第14位,英国从第13位下降到第18位,而澳大利亚则仍排在第12位。

It's worth noting that the World Happiness Report 2021 has been collated slightly differently this time round due to coronavirus. Not only were researchers unable to complete face-to-face interviews in a number of countries, they also had to switch things up entirely by focusing on the relationship between wellbeing and Covid-19. The report has been primarily based on levels of GDP, life expectancy, generosity, social support, freedom and corruption income since it launched in 2012.

值得注意的是,受新冠疫情的影响,2021年《世界幸福报告》的考量指标略有不同。研究人员无法在部分国家进行面对面的采访,不仅如此,他们还必须完全改变调查的侧重点,将重心转移到疫情对人们幸福感的影响上。自2012年该报告发布以来,主要衡量指标基于各国国内生产总值(GDP)、平均寿命、社会支援水平、社会宽容程度和自由程度以及政府清廉指数(贪腐程度)。


今日单词

  • something of 有几分,在某种程度上;

  • understatement/ˈʌndərsteɪtmənt/ n.轻描淡写;低调陈述;

  • lead to 导致;

  • shake up 革新;巨变;

  • devastating/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ adj.毁灭性的;

  • resulting/rɪˈzʌltɪŋ/ adj.作为结果的;因而发生的;

  • top spot 榜首;最高位置;

  • when it comes to 当提到;当涉及…时;

  • running/ˈrʌnɪŋ/ adj.连续的;

  • come out 出现;显露;

  • power by 技术支持;由…驱动;

  • Gallup World Poll 盖洛普全球民意调查;

  • Denmark/ˈdenmɑːrk/ 丹麦;

  • Netherlands/ˈneðərləndz/ 荷兰;

  • respectively/rɪˈspektɪvli/ adv.各自地;各个地;分别地;

  • move up 提升,上升;

  • position/pəˈzɪʃn/ n.名次;

  • collate/kəˈleɪt/ v.收集并组合;

  • slightly/ˈslaɪtli/ adv.轻微地;

  • face-to-face/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/ adj.面对面的;

  • wellbeing /ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ/ n.健康;幸福;

  • GDP 国内生产总值(gross domestic product);

  • life expectancy 平均寿命;预期寿命;

  • generosity /ˌdʒenəˈrɑːsəti/ n.慷慨;大方;宽容;

  • social support 社会支持;

  • corruption /kəˈrʌpʃn/ n.腐化;腐败;


素材来源

文本选自:CNN(美国有线电视新闻网)
作者:Tamara Hardingham-Gill
原文发布时间:19 Mar. 2021


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