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15个高幸福指数国家 澳大利亚居首

　　For a good chance at a happy life, head to Australia, whichone again topped the Organization for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment's Better Life Index, which looks at the quality of lifein member countries。

　　要获得幸福生活的好机会就去澳大利亚，在经济合作与发展组织的美好生活指数上它再度领先，这一指数着眼于成员国的生活质量。

　　The (OECD) — an international economic organization —analyzed 34 countries in 11 categories, including income, housing,jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health,life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance。

　　经合组织——一个国际经济组织——从11个方面分析了34个国家，包括收入、住房、就业、社区、教育、环境、公民参与、健康、生活满意度、安全、以及工作与生活的平衡。

　　We looked at the countries with the highest overall scores,and highlighted a few of the criteria on the following slides。

　　我们看了看总分最高的国家，并在下面的幻灯片里着重介绍了一些标准。

　　15 Ireland

　　The Irish have a strong sense of community — 96% of peoplebelieve they know someone they could rely on in a time of need(higher than the OECD average of 90%)。

　　爱尔兰人有强烈的社区意识，96%的人相信在需要的时候他们有可以依靠的人 (高于经合组织90%的平均水平)。

　　They also rate highly in work-life balance, where the averageemployee works 1,543 hours a year, less than the OECD average of1,776.

　　他们在工作和生活的平衡方面也排名很高，员工平均每年工作1543小时，低于经合组织1776小时的平均水平。

　　14 Luxembourg

　　Luxembourg rates well in both health and environment, with anaverage life expectancy of 81 years and a low level of atmosphericPM10.

　　卢森堡在健康和环境两项上做得很好，平均寿命为81岁，空气质量PM10水平低。

　　Citizens also have a high participation rate in the politicalprocess, with 91% of the population turning out for recentelections。

　　公民在政治进程中也有很高的参与率，91%的人将出席最近的选举。

　　13 Austria

　　Austria has a high rate for education. 82% of Austrian adultsages 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high school degree。

　　奥地利有很高的教育率。25岁 到64岁的奥地利成年人里有82%获得相当于高中学历。

　　Austrians also have a strong sense of community, with 94% ofthe population reporting they know someone they could rely on in atime of need。

　　奥地利人也有强烈的社区意识，94%的人说他们在需要的时候有可以依靠的人。

　　12 Finland

　　Finland performed extremely well on the OECD's Programme forInternational Student Assessment — the average student scored 543in reading literacy, math, and science, whereas the average OECDscore was 497.

　　芬兰在经合组织的国际学生评估项目上表现很好——学生平均在阅读素养、数学和科学上获得543分，而经合组织的平均分数是497分。

　　They also have a high level of life satisfaction with 82% ofthe population saying they have more positive experiences thannegative ones in an average day。

　　他们也有很高的生活满意度，82%的人说平均每天他们的积极体验多余消极体验。

　　11 NewZealand

　　New Zealand has one of the best rates of renewable energy ofany OECD country with 36.47%。

　　新西兰拥有可再生能源的最好利率，任何一个经济合作及发展组织国家都是36.47%。

　　Students also scored 524 in reading literacy, math, andscience on the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment— higher than the average of 497.

　　在经合组织国际学生评估项目上，学生在阅读素养、数学和科学上也获得524分——高于平均497分。

　　And New Zealand girls outperformed boys by 15 points, higherthan the average OECD gap of 9 points。

　　新西兰女孩比男孩高出15分，高于经合组织平均9分的差距。

　　10 UnitedKingdom

　　85% of the English population say they have more positiveexperiences in an average day than negative ones。

　　85%的英国人说平均每天他们有比消极体验更多的积极经验。

　　They also have a high life expectancy of 81 years, and 97% ofthe people say they are satisfied with the quality of theirwater。

　　他们还有81岁的较高寿命，97%的人说他们对水质量满意。

　　9 Iceland

　　Iceland has high levels of civic participation — 98% of peoplebelieve they know someone they could rely on in a time of need。

　　冰岛有高水平的公民参与度——98%的人认为在需要的时候他们知道他们可以依靠的人。

　　97% of the Iceland population are also extremely satisfiedwith their water quality, and Iceland has less air pollutantparticles per cubic meter than the OECD average。

　　97%的冰岛人也非常满意他们的水质，在每立方米空气污染物粒子上冰岛低于经合组织的平均水平。

　　8 Netherlands

　　People in the Netherlands only work 1,379 hours a year,significantly less than the OECD average of 1,776 hours。

　　荷兰人一年只要工作1379小时，大大低于经合组织的平均水平1776小时。

　　They also test extremely high on the OECD's Programme forInternational Student Assessment with an average of 519 (the OECDaverage is 497)。

　　他们在经合组织国际学生评估项目的测试也非常高，平均519分(经合组织的平均水平是497)。

　　7 Denmark

　　Denmark has one of the highest life satisfaction rankings,with 89% of the population reporting they have more positiveexperiences in an average day than negative ones。

　　丹麦的生活满意度排名最高，有89%的人称平均每天他们积极经验比消极体验要多。

　　The Danish also know how to balance their work life withtheir personal life — only 2% of employees say they work very longhours, much lower than the OECD average of 9%。

　　丹麦人也知道如何平衡工作与个人生活——只有2%的员工说他们的工作时间很长，远远低于经合组织9%的平均水平。

　　6 UnitedStates

　　The U.S. has the highest average household disposable incomeon the list at $38,000 a year — much higher than the OECD averageof $23,000.

　　美国家庭平均可支配收入每年38000美元，排名最高——远高于经合组织23000美元的平均水平。

　　It also ranks as one of the best countries for housingconditions, with good basic facilities and general feelings ofsafety and personal space。

　　它也排在住房条件最好的国家之列，具有良好的基础设施，能普遍感受到安全感和私人空间。

　　5 Switzerland

　　86% of adults in Switzerland have earned the equivalent of ahigh school degree, and students scored 517 on the OECD Programmefor International Student Assessment — higher than the average of497.

　　86%的成年人在瑞士获得了相当于高中学历，在经合组织国际学生评估项目上学生的平均分是517分——高于平均497分。

　　The Swiss also have a high life expectancy at 83 years ofage, and 95% of the population say they are satisfied with thequality of their water。

　　瑞士也有83岁的高寿命预期，95%的人说他们对水质量满意。

　　4 Norway

　　There is a strong sense of community and high levels ofsafety in Norway, where 93% of people believe that they knowsomeone they could rely on in a time of need。

　　在挪威有一种强烈的社区意识和很高的安全感，其中93%的人认为在需要的时候他们知道他们可以依靠的人。

　　Norwegians also tend to have a good work-life balance, withonly 3% of employees working very long hours, compared to the OECDaverage of 9%。

　　挪威人往往也能很好地平衡工作和生活，只有3%的员工工作时间很长，而经合组织的平均水平是9%。

　　3 Canada

　　Canadians work only 1,702 hours a year — less than the OECDaverage — with 72% of the population working at a paid job。

　　加拿大人一年只工作1702小时，低于经合组织的平均水平——72%的人工作有工资。

　　There is little difference in voting levels across societytoo, suggesting there is broad inclusion in Canada’s democraticinstitutions。

　　在社会投票方面差异也小，显示加拿大的民主体制有广泛的包容性。

　　2 Sweden

　　Having a good education is extremely important in Sweden,where 87% of adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a highschool degree。

　　在瑞典接受良好教育是非常重要的，年龄在25 岁到 64岁的成年人中87%获得了相当于高中学历。

　　They also ranked highly in all environmental categories.Their level of air pollutant particles is 10 micrograms per cubicmeter — considerably lower than the OECD average of 21 microgramsper cubic meter — and 95% of the population is satisfied with theirwater quality。

　　他们也在所有环境类别中排名很高。他们的空气污染物颗粒水平是10微克每立方米——大大低于经合组织的平均21微克每立方米，95%的人满意他们的水质。

　　1 Australia

　　For the second year in a row, Australia is the number onehappiest country in the world. And it's not hard to see why —theyrank extremely well in health, civic engagement, and housing。

　　连续第二年，澳大利亚成为世界头号最幸福国家。不难看出为什么——他们在健康、公民参与度以及住房方面排名那么好。

　　The life expectancy at birth in Australia is 82 years, twoyears higher than the OECD average。

　　澳大利亚预期寿命是82年，高于经合组织的平均水平两年。

　　Australia also has exceptional voter turnout at 93% duringrecent elections, which is far above the OECD average of 72%。

　　澳大利亚也有相当的投票率，在最近的选举中为93%，远高于经合组织72%的平均水平。