Norwegians have more reason than ever to celebrate the International Day of Happiness.
相比以往,挪威人现在多了一个庆祝国际幸福日的理由。
After ranking fourth for the last two years, Norway jumped three spots and displaced three-time winner Denmark to take the title of "world's happiest country" for the first time.
在过去两年连续排名第四之后,挪威今年上升了三位,取代了曾三次位居第一的丹麦,第一次成为“全世界最幸福的国家”。
Denmark dropped to second place this year, followed by Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand and Australia and Sweden (which tied for ninth place), according to the latest World Happiness Report, released last Monday by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations.
联合国可持续发展解决方案网络于上周一发布了最新世界幸福指数,丹麦今年的排名掉到了第二,其后是冰岛、瑞士、芬兰、荷兰和加拿大,新西兰、澳大利亚和瑞典则并列第九名。
The United States came in 14th place, dropping one place from last year. Germany came in 16th place, while the United Kingdom moved up four spots to 19th place and Russia moved up seven spots to 49th place.
美国位列第十四名,相比去年下降了一位。德国排在第十六名,而英国则上升四位,排在第十九,俄罗斯上升七位排在第四十九。
Japan moved up two spots to 51st place, while China moved up four spots to 79th place.
日本上升两位排在第五十一,中国则上升了四位排在第七十九。
People in the Central African Republic are unhappiest with their lives, according to the survey of 155 countries, followed by Burundi (154), Tanzania (153), Syria (152) and Rwanda (151).
在被调查的155个国家中,生活在中非共和国的人对生活最不满意,随后则是布隆迪(154),坦桑尼亚(153),叙利亚(152)和卢旺达(151)。