外國人最想和你聊的時事話題：幸福感指數(shù)

     Would you say you are very happy, rather happy, not very happy, not at all happy?
     總體來說，你認為你的生活很幸福、幸福、不怎么幸福，還是一點兒也不幸福？
     All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
     總體來說，你對你近期的生活是否滿意？
     Important events like winning the lottery or learning you have cancer can lead to short-term changes.
     中彩票或得知自己身患癌癥這樣的重大事件可能會給人的幸福感帶來短時間的改變。
     The belief has been that no matter what happens or what we do, basic happiness levels are stable and don't really change, but it's not right.
     人們一直認為，無論我們遇到什么事情，基本的幸福水平是相當穩(wěn)定的，并不會發(fā)生真正的改變，但這實際上是不對的。
     We all know that money alone can't buy happiness, but having a job, home and enough money to cover your basic budgetary needs is a good start.
     我們都知道，單靠金錢不能買到快樂，但有一份工作、家庭和足夠的錢支付你的基本預(yù)算，是一個良好的開端。
     People in most countries around the world are happier these days.
     世界上大多數(shù)國家的人近來都感覺比從前更幸福。
     The results indicate that Denmark is the happiest nation in the world.
     排名結(jié)果顯示，丹麥是世界上最幸福的國家。
     Whether have a wider range of choice in how to live their lives-which is a key factor in happiness.
     是否擁有更為廣泛的選擇，讓他們能夠過上自己想要的生活--這對幸福至關(guān)重要。
     The happiest societies are those that allow people the freedom to choose how to live their lives.
     人們在那些能夠自由選擇生活方式的社會中感到最愉悅。
     Freedom seems to be even more important than economic development in contributing to rising happiness.
     在幸福水平的提高過程中，自由似乎發(fā)揮了比經(jīng)濟增長更重要的作用。
     The competitive society is full of life pressures and work pressures.
     競爭激烈的社會充滿了生活壓力和工作壓力。
     Chinese people care much about social status and personal wealth.
     中國人非常在乎社會地位和個人財富。
     China was regarded by some foreign media as the top country obsessed with wealth.
     在一些外國媒體眼中，中國是最迷戀財富的國家。
     In China, over half of the participants believe that money brings happiness.
     在中國，超過一半的受訪者相信金錢會帶來幸福。
     When all the people are pursuing the same value, and the values of life are universally defined, how could they not feel anxious?
     當所有人的價值追求一致而且人生價值被普遍定義的時候，他們怎么能不焦慮呢？
     The middle class in the most developed cities such as Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, is marked with the lowest happiness index in China.
     在中國，深圳、北京、上海這些經(jīng)濟最發(fā)達城市中的中產(chǎn)家庭幸福指數(shù)最低。
     They have "Fake Happiness".
     他們擁有的只是"偽幸福"。
     "My burden is heavy; my shoulders are painful. I wander in the crowd for the sake of saving face. My desires are many while my salary is little. Will I live in such an ordinary way till death? My life has been just so-so." The Taiwan singer Zheng Zhihua's song expresses the ambitions, depression and anxiety of the middle class.
     "我的包袱很重我的肩膀很痛。我扛著面子流浪在人群之中。我的欲望很多我的薪水很少。是不是就這樣平凡到老？我的日子一直是不壞不好。"臺灣歌手鄭智化的歌唱出了中產(chǎn)階級的野心、沮喪和焦慮。
     A "happiness index" introduced by Britain will be used to gauge its population's psychological and environmental wellbeing.
     英國把"幸福指數(shù)"用以評估國民的心理健康狀況和對環(huán)境的滿意度。