It may seem strange to think about countries being “happy” when most of the world is fighting with the coronavirus, but a yearly report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which ranked the world's countries by how happy they are.
当世界大多数地区都在与冠状病毒作斗争时，想到各国“幸福”可能会显得很奇怪，但可持续发展解决方案网络发布了一份年度报告，报告对各国的幸福程度进行了排名。
To get an idea of how happy people are, the researchers told people to imagine life as a ladder.
为了了解人们有多幸福，研究人员让人们把生活想象成一把阶梯。
The worst possible life would be on step 0. The best possible life would be on step 10.
最糟糕的生活在第0阶，最理想的生活在第10阶。
Then the researchers asked people where they were on the ladder.
然后，研究人员问人们他们处于阶梯的哪个位置。
They asked this question of 10,000 people in 156 different countries over the last three years.
在过去的三年里，他们向来自156个不同国家的10,000人提出了这个问题。
For the third year in a row, the report named Finland as the world’s happiest country.
连续第三年，这份报告将芬兰评为世界上最幸福的国家。
This time Finland was even farther ahead of other countries than it was last time.
这一次，芬兰的排名比上次更加领先于其他国家。
The other top five countries were Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway.
其他排名前五的国家是丹麦、瑞士、冰岛和挪威。
To help explain the results, the researchers studied several important areas, such as how much money people make, how long they live, how free they are, how much support they get from the people around them, and whether the government is seen as honest.
为了帮助解释结果，研究人员研究了几个重要领域，如人们赚多少钱、活多久、自由程度、从周围人那里获得多少支持，以及政府是否被视为诚实。
Clearly, the kind of happiness that is being measured by the report isn’t just about laughing, smiling, and telling jokes.
显然，报告中衡量的幸福并不仅仅是关于笑、微笑和讲笑话。
It’s more about how satisfied people are with their lives.
更重要的是人们对自己生活的满足感。
The report suggests that when people live in a place where they trust other people and the government, they are more likely to be happy.
报告建议，当人们生活在一个信任他人和政府的地方时，他们更有可能感到幸福。
The report’s authors describe these as “high-trust” countries.
报告的作者将这些国家称为“高信任”国家。
As countries around the world face the big challenges brought by the coronavirus, the report’s authors note that happiness doesn’t always disappear during difficult times.
随着全球各国面临冠状病毒带来的重大挑战，报告的作者指出，幸福并不总是在困难时期消失。
Actually, in high-trust areas, disasters can often leave people with a surprising good feeling because they are more likely to be happy.
事实上，在高信任地区，灾难常常会让人们留下令人惊讶的好感，因为他们更有可能感到幸福。
这篇报告探讨了人们幸福感的多维度因素，包括经济状况、社会支持、政府诚信等，强调了信任社会对人们幸福感的重要性。如果你有任何疑问或想进一步了解，随时告诉我！
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It may seem strange to think about countries being “happy” when most of the world is fighting with the coronavirus (冠状病毒), but a yearly report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which ranked the world's countries by how happy they are.
To get an idea of how happy people are, the researchers told people to imagine life as a ladder (阶梯). The worst possible life would be on step 0. The best possible life would be on step 10. Then the researchers asked people where they were on the ladder. They asked this question of 10,000 people in 156 different countries over the last three years.
For the third year in a row, the report named Finland as the world’s happiest country. This time Finland was even farther ahead of other countries than it was last time. The other top five countries were Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway.
To help explain the results, the researchers studied several important areas, such as how much money people make, how long they live, how free they are, how much support they get from the people around them, and whether the government is seen as honest.
Clearly, the kind of happiness that is being measured by the report isn’t just about laughing, smiling, and telling jokes. It’s more about how satisfied people are with their lives.
The report suggests that when people live in a place where they trust other people and the government, they are more likely to be happy. The report’s authors describe these as “high-trust” countries.
As countries around the world face the big challenges brought by the coronavirus, the report’s authors note that happiness doesn’t always disappear during difficult times.
Actually, in high-trust areas, disasters can often leave people with a surprising good feeling because they are more likely to be happy.