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Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to an annual report, with fellow Nordic countries also continuing to rank highly.
根据一份年度报告，芬兰已连续第五年被评为世界上最幸福的国家，北欧国家也继续高居榜首。
The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s 10th World Happiness Report, published last Friday, found that Finland’s score was “significantly ahead” of other countries in the top 10.
联合国可持续发展解决方案网络上周五发布的第10份《世界幸福报告》发现，芬兰的得分"明显领先于"前10名中的其他国家。
Denmark remained in second place, followed by Iceland, while Sweden and Norway occupied the seventh and eighth spots on the list, respectively.
丹麦仍然排在第二位，其次是冰岛，瑞典和挪威分别占据了榜单上的第七位和第八位。
The rankings are based on how the 146 countries on the list scored in the Gallup World Poll between 2019 and 2021. The scoring covers factors such as gross domestic product per capita and social support, as well as how a country’s citizens gauge their freedom to make life choices and generosity.
排名是基于名单上的146个国家在2019到2021年间在盖洛普世界民意测验中的得分。评分涵盖人均国内生产总值和社会福利等因素，以及一个国家的公民对于自身生活选择的自由度和对他人的慷慨程度。
The report also highlighted that Nordic countries tended to demonstrate higher levels of personal and institutional trust, and were generally better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. For instance, there were 27 deaths per 100,000 people from Covid-19 in Nordic countries in 2020 and 2021, compared to 80 in the rest of Western Europe.
该报告还强调，对于个人和国家机构，北欧国家往往表现出更高的信任度，并且总体上更善于应对新冠疫情。例如，2020年和2021年，北欧国家每10万人中有27人死于Covid-19，而西欧其他地区为80人。
This edition of the World Happiness Report also attempted to use the data to shed light on the “often-overlooked and under-appreciated” factor of balance and harmony. Once again, people in Nordic countries, in particular, were found to experience higher levels of balance and harmony.
本期《世界幸福报告》还试图利用这些数据来阐明"经常被忽视和低估"的平衡与和谐因素。人们再次发现，北欧国家的人们尤其能够体验到更高水平的平衡与和谐。
重点词汇
sustainable /səˈsteɪnəb(ə)l/ adj. 可持续的，不破坏环境的
gross domestic product 国内生产总值
generosity /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsəti/ n. 慷慨，大方
shed light on 阐明；使……清楚地显出
harmony /ˈhɑːməni/ n. 和谐，协调
