根据2018年世界幸福报告,北欧国家再次荣登榜首,今年芬兰列第一。芬兰去年在年度报告中排第5,今年跻身第一。今年排第2的是挪威,紧随其后的是丹麦,冰岛和瑞士。
This year’s happiest place on Earth is Finland, according to an annual UN report - toppling Norway from the top spot.
根据联合国的一份年度报告显示,今年地球上最幸福的地方是芬兰,超过了挪威,占据榜首。
The World Happiness Report measures "subjective well-being" - how happy people feel they are, and why.
“世界幸福报告”衡量的是“主观幸福感”,即人们是如何感到幸福的,以及为什么。
Nordic countries regularly appear in the top five, while war-hit countries and a number in sub-Saharan Africa regularly appear in the bottom five.
北欧国家经常出现在前五名中,而受战争打击的国家和撒哈拉以南非洲地区的一些国家经常出现在最后五名中。
Burundi was the least happy, taking over from the Central African Republic.
布隆迪替代了中非共和国,成为最不幸福的国家。
This year’s report by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network also features data about the happiness of immigrants in their host countries, with Finland also coming top as home to the happiest immigrants.
联合国可持续发展解决方案网络今年的报告还提供了关于东道国移民幸福的数据,芬兰也成为移民最幸福的家园。
What is Finland known for?
芬兰以什么闻名呢?
The Finns love to get hot and steamy in saunas - with an estimated 3.3 million, there are enough steam rooms for more than one every other person.
芬兰人喜欢在享受热腾腾的桑拿 - 估计有330万个桑拿房,让至少每两个人拥有一个桑拿房简直轻而易举。
They have the most metal bands per capita. The most famous include HIM, Nightwish and Children of Bodom.
他们拥有的金属乐队为人均最多。最着名的包括HIM,Nightwish和Children of Bodom。
From Lapland, you can see wild reindeer, the Northern Lights and if you are lucky Santa Claus.
在拉普兰,你可以看到野生驯鹿,北极光,如果幸运的话还能看见圣诞老人。
The country’s most famous exports include the cartoon characters called Moomins and the mobile gaming app Angry Birds.
该国最着名的出口产品包括名为“姆明”的卡通角色和手机游戏应用“愤怒的小鸟”。
"I think everything in this society is set up for people to be successful, starting with university and transportation that works really well," American teacher Brianna Owens, who lives in Finland’s second biggest city Espoo, told Reuters news agency.
“我认为这个社会中的一切都是为人们成功而设置的,从大学和交通运输都非常的好,”住在芬兰第二大城市埃斯波的美国老师布赖恩娜-欧文斯告诉路透社。
The survey ranks some 156 countries by their happiness levels, and 117 by the happiness of their immigrants.
这项调查对大约156个国家的幸福程度作了排名,而对117个国家作了移民的幸福程度排名。
Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland were the other countries in the top five. The UK and US came in at 19th and 18th places respectively.
挪威,丹麦,冰岛和瑞士是前五名的其他国家。英国和美国分别排在第19和第18位。
Togo is seen to be this year’s biggest gainer, moving up 17 places, while the biggest loser is Venezuela, which dropped 20 places to 102nd.
多哥被认为是今年最大的赢家,上涨了17个名额,而最大的输家是委内瑞拉,后者下降了20个名额,排在第102名。