笑一笑？2020年度《全球幸福指数报告》出炉

在难过的2020，最幸福国家给世界怎样的启示？
Smile?The Results From the2020World Happiness Report Are In
笑一笑？2020年度《全球幸福指数报告》出炉
1.sth.is/are in……新鲜出炉，出结果了
新闻播报中的常见表达：
This just in.
(an important piece of news has just arrived)
It might seem an odd time to release a report ranking which countries are happiest.
在当下这个时候，发布一份各国幸福指数排名的报告可能看似不合时宜。

2.it is a…time to do sth.是做某事的……时间
It is a good time to talk about promotion.
这是跟老板聊升职的好时候。

It is a risky time to spend a lot of money.
现在做大宗消费，风险很大。

odd
UK/ɒd/US/ɑːd/
adj.奇怪的（strange,different to what is usual or expected）
3.rank sth.给……排序，分等级
If you want people to compete,rank them!
如果你想让人们竞争，给他们排名！
But according to the authors of the2020World Happiness Report,this is precisely the right moment to consider why Finland has once again made the top of the list.
但2020年度《全球幸福指数报告》的作者们认为，当下正是思考芬兰为何再一次荣登榜首的恰当时机。

3.precisely UK/prɪˈsaɪsli/US/prəˈsaɪsli/adv.精确地，恰恰是
5.make the top成为第一
You are going to make a very good employee.
你将成为一位特别好的员工。

The Finnish,who so pride themselves on their stoicism that they have a word for their national grit(sisu),have been named the happiest people in the world for the third year in a row.
芬兰人以本民族的坚忍性格为豪，他们甚至有一个专门的词“sisu”（坚毅）来形容自己坚韧不拔的民族精神。

芬兰已经连续三年被评为世界上最幸福的国家。

6.Finnish UK/ˈfɪnɪʃ/US/ˈfɪnɪʃ/n.芬兰人
7.stoicism UK/ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/US/ˈstoʊɪsɪzəm/n.坚忍；恬淡寡欲
Stoicism n.斯多葛派；斯多葛哲学
8.pride oneself on sth.以某事而自豪（if you pride yourself on a quality or a skill that you have,you are very proud of it）I pride myself on being able to finish all these on time.
能按时完成这些（任务），我太为自己自豪了。

9.sisu（芬兰语）用以形容芬兰坚韧不拔的国民精神（strength,perseverance in a task that for some may seem crazy to undertake,almost hopeless）
10.in a row连续
for three years in a row
=for the third year in a row
连续三年
The number of the new confirmed cases has fallen for the fifth day in a row.
新增确诊病例已经连续下降5天了。

The distinction has confused the Finnish themselves,but it turns out that happiness,at least as it’s defined in this report,is not a function of how well you express your emotions,but a measure of general satisfaction with life and,more important,the confidence that one lives in a place where people take care of one another,said John Helliwell,an editor of the annual happiness report.
该年度幸福报告的一位编辑约翰•赫利韦尔说，这样的优异成绩让芬兰人自己很诧异，但其实“幸福”并不取决于情绪表达的程度，至少这份报告中不是这么定义的。

“幸福”是衡量人们对生活总体满意度的指标，更重要的是，它衡量人们在多大程度上相信自己生活在一个彼此互相照应的地方。

11.distinction UK/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/US/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/n.优异的成绩
英国研究生学位成绩，大部分学校会分为以下等级：
Pass–通过
Merit–优秀
Distinction–卓越
12.function UK/ˈfʌŋkʃən/US/ˈfʌŋkʃən/n.（数学用语）关系，函数
13.measure UK/ˈmeʒə/US/ˈmeʒər/n.程度
14.general satisfaction with对……总体满意
satisfaction with sth.对……的满意度
your satisfaction with us你对我们的满意度
your satisfaction with your work.你对工作的满意度
“In the current crisis,people are willing to follow instructions and trust that everyone will do their part,”said Frank Martela,a Finnish philosopher.“People are stating and feeling that we are in this together.”
芬兰哲学家弗兰克·马泰拉说：“在当下的危机中，人们愿意遵照指示，并且相信每个人都会尽自己的一份力。

人们在传递并感知着‘我们一起共度难关’这样的信息。

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15.do one’s part尽自己的职责，尽本分
Do your part,stay at home.
尽你的本分，呆在家里。