第一篇：世界上最幸福的地方：斯堪的納維亞 中英雙語閱讀專題

The happiest people in the world may live in Scandinavia, a new study suggests.一項最新研究表明，世界上最幸福的人也許是斯堪的納維亞的居民們。

That's according to the United Nations General Assembly's second World Happiness Report, which ranks countries based on several measures of well-being and analyzes the factors that contribute to that well-being.這個結論來自聯合國大會的第二份幸福報告。該報告根據多種衡量幸福的標準，并分析了和幸福相關的各種因素，將世界各國進行了排名。

Denmark was the happiest country, followed by Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Canada.丹麥是世界上最幸福的國家，接下來依次是挪威、瑞士、荷蘭、瑞典和加拿大。

Happiness counts幸福十分重要

For years, the tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan has tried to measure “gross national happiness” to counter measures such as gross domestic product(GDP), arguing that such simple metrics don't capture what is really meaningful to people.多年來，喜馬拉雅山脈地區的小國不丹一直試圖測量“國內幸福總值”來對抗諸如國內生產總值（GDP）這樣的指數。他們認為GDP這樣簡單的指標對人民來說并沒有真正的意義。

Last year's study showed that whereas rich people are happier on average than poor people, increasing GDP in a country doesn't necessarily boost well-being.For instance, GDP tripled in the United States since the 1960s, yet well-being has stagnated.去年的研究表明，雖然富人的幸福感平均來說要高于窮人，但一個國家GDP的增長并不意味著幸福感的增強。比如美國的GDP自上世紀60年代以來增長了3倍，而幸福感卻停滯不前。

To assess world happiness in the new study, the researchers analyzed happiness data starting from 2005.Most of the data came from the Gallup World Poll, which surveyed more than 150 countries around the world.在這項新研究中，為了評價世界的幸福感，研究人員分析了從2005年以來的幸福數據。大部分數據來自蓋洛普公司的民意調查，該調查涉及了全世界150多個國家。

Worldwide trends世界趨勢

Scandinavian countries topped the list of happiest countries, with the United States ranking 17th,bested by Mexico, Panama and the United Arab Emirates.斯堪的納維亞國家在幸福國家的排行上名列前茅，美國排在第17位，排在它之前的有墨西哥、巴拿馬和阿聯酋。

On average, people in more than 150 countries rate their happiness as a 5.1 on a scale of 0 to 10.But happiness hasn't stayed constant over time: 61 countries saw their happiness improve over the years, while 41 countries have become unhappier.Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are becoming happier overall, while industrial nations report less well-being.150多個國家的國民的平均幸福感分數是5.1，滿分是10分。但幸福感并不是持久不變的：61個國家的人認為他們的幸福感隨著時間在增強，而41個國家的人則認為沒有過去幸福了。撒哈拉以南非洲以及拉丁美洲的居民總體來說變得更加幸福，而工業國家居民的幸福感則普遍下降。

More than three-quarters of the differences in happiness scores were attributable to six key metrics: real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, someone to count on, perceived freedom to make life choices, freedom from corruption and generosity.在幸福感分數鐘超過3/4的差異來自以下6個關鍵指標：真正的人均GDP、健康壽命、可以依靠的人、做出人生選擇的自由、廉潔度和寬容度。

The new data could help public policy-makers tweak their policies to impact those factors, such as cracking down on corruption, to boost people's happiness.這些新數據也許可以幫助國家公共政策的制定者針對這些要素改變他們的政策，比如打擊腐敗，以此來增強人民的幸福感。

In adddition, mental health problems such as clinical depression and anxiety have a huge impact on people's well-being.Yet mental health issues are often ignored b policy-makers, the study found.此外，精神健康問題，比如臨床抑郁癥和焦慮，都會對人們的幸福感有很大影響。

“There is now a rising worldwide demand that policy be more closely aligned with what really matters to people as they themselves characterize their well-being,” said study co-author Jeffery Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, in a statement.“More and more world leaders are talking about the importance of well-being as a guide for their nations and the world.The World Happiness Report 2013 offers rich evidence that the systematic measurement and analysis of happiness can teach us a lot about ways to improve the world's well-being and sustainable development.”“現在世界范圍內有一種日漸增長的需求，就是政策要和那些對人民真正重要的事情緊密相關，因為人民自己就是幸福感最好的體現，”這篇調查報告的合作作者、來自哥倫比亞大學地球研究所的Jeffery Sachs 在一份聲明中說。“越來越多的世界領導人在談論幸福作為他們國家乃至全世界一個引導的重要性。2013年世界幸福報告提供了豐富的證據，關于幸福的系統性的度量與分析可以教給我們關于如何促進世界幸福和可持續發展的很多辦法。”

Happy citizens also make for better countries: The report found that happiness makes fore people who live longer, more productive lives, have higher earnings and are better citizens.幸福的國民還會讓國家變得更好：這份報告發現，幸福會讓人民的壽命更長，生命的質量更高，收入更高。他們會成為更好的國民。

第二篇：雙語盤點：世界上最幸福的那些工作

雙語盤點：世界上最幸福的那些工作

-------------轉載自：南京沃爾得學習寶典

最“風光”的工作：澳大利亞大堡礁

最“風光”的工作：澳大利亞大堡礁

Queensland launched the 'Best Job in the World' campaign on Jan 12,calling for video applications from people interested in a $100,000contract to relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef forsix months while writing a blog to promote the island。

昆士蘭州于上月12日發起了號稱“世界上最好工作”的招聘活動，并要求應聘者提交視頻申請。該職位的薪水高達10萬美元，主要職責就是在大堡礁的漢密爾頓島放松6個月，同時撰寫博客宣傳該島。

現在，這一職位已經被英國人本·紹索爾獲得，他可以自由的享受陽光沙灘海浪，寫寫博客拍拍照片，輕輕松松賺10萬美元，羨慕吧。

男人夢想的職業：啤酒品嘗師

男人夢想的職業：啤酒品嘗師

Helen Moores, chief buyer of world and speciality beers at Tesco,has a job that most men could only dream of.Ms Moores tastes beer.Often as early as 9.30am and is employed to drink – and swallow –beers from around the world.“Sometimes I sample more than 20 beersin a session – so I have to watch it.My boyfriend is very jealousof my job.”

海倫·莫爾斯是英國超市樂購的全球采購員也是啤酒專家。她的工作是大多數男人夢寐以求的——品嘗啤酒。她通常從早晨9：30開始工作，品嘗來自世界各地的啤酒。她說自己有時候一次要品嘗20多種啤酒。她男朋友非常嫉妒她。

最“寒”的工作：南極電工

最“寒”的工作：南極電工

Tony McLaughlan would argue that his role as an electrician inAntarctica for the British Antarctic Survey is the best.The-50Ctemperatures and the fact that Mr McLaughlan is 9,000 miles fromhome in an almost uninhabitable wilderness mean that demand for anelectrician will be low.However, the ￡23,000 salary, free food andpaid rent meant that thousands of people jammed phone lines whenthe job was first advertised on the BBC。

TonyMcLaughlan也許不太同意他在南極為英國南極科考隊做的工作是最好的。畢竟在這種零下50度的低溫，離家9000公里遠，不太適合人類生存的地方當個電工意味著你有錢賺都沒地方花。不過2.3萬英鎊的薪水包食宿的待遇還是在這份工作剛在BBC登廣告招聘的時候就讓英國人擠破了頭。

最清涼的工作：水上滑梯測試員

最清涼的工作：水上滑梯測試員

For those who prefer warmer climes, then work as a waterslidetester might be more appealing.Tommy Lynch spends his working daystouring his holiday firm's “splash resorts” to monitor qualitycontrol.For some of these he has to struggle to locations inCyprus, the Algarve, Egypt and Mallorca.“I do have the best job inthe world,” said Mr Lynch, “but no one believes me when I tell themwhat it is.”

對于那些更喜歡暖和天氣的人來說，做一個水上滑梯測試員就很有吸引力了。TommyLynch的工作就是測試各地水上樂園的滑梯質量。

他已經玩過了塞浦路斯、阿爾加夫、埃及等等國家，他說“我的工作的確是世界上最好的，但是我告訴別人我是做什么的時候沒人相信我。”

最適合懶人的工作：酒店床鋪測試員

最適合懶人的工作：酒店床鋪測試員

Leigh McCarron is paid to take a night's rest at a Travelodge threeor four times a week to ensure that the beds are up to standard.The position of director of sleep pays a salary of ￡60,000 ayear。

誰說睡覺不能賺錢？LeighMcCarron的工作就是每周在Travelodge酒店睡三四個晚上確保酒店的床都符合標準。這一職位的年薪是6萬英鎊。

最養眼的工作：人體彩繪師

最養眼的工作：人體彩繪師

perhaps the job that really takes the biscuit when it comes to “jobsatisfaction” belongs to Betto Almedia, during the Rio de Janeirocarnival.The Brazilian goes to work at 11am each day and spendshis time painting the bodies of some of the carnival's mostbeautiful women。

It takes about two hours to paint each living artwork, and mostdays he will have two blank canvases to turn into masterpieces, forwhich he charges ￡660 a day.“You wouldn't believe how manyapplications I get for an assistant,” Mr Almedia said.“But it'shard work, man, I take my job seriously.”

說起最讓人滿意的工作，恐怕非貝托·阿米尼亞的工作莫屬了。貝托在巴黎狂歡節前，每天11點開始工作，他的任務就是在最美的女人身上畫畫。

通常一個藝術品的完成要花費兩個小時，一天收費660英鎊，他說，“你們都不知道有多少人申請給我做助手，不過這活不好干，我是認真在工作的。”

最“風光”的工作：澳大利亞大堡礁

最“風光”的工作：澳大利亞大堡礁

Queensland launched the 'Best Job in the World' campaign on Jan 12,calling for video applications from people interested in a $100,000contract to relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef forsix months while writing a blog to promote the island。

昆士蘭州于上月12日發起了號稱“世界上最好工作”的招聘活動，并要求應聘者提交視頻申請。該職位的薪水高達10萬美元，主要職責就是在大堡礁的漢密爾頓島放松6個月，同時撰寫博客宣傳該島。

現在，這一職位已經被英國人本·紹索爾獲得，他可以自由的享受陽光沙灘海浪，寫寫博客拍拍照片，輕輕松松賺10萬美元，羨慕吧。

男人夢想的職業：啤酒品嘗師

男人夢想的職業：啤酒品嘗師

Helen Moores, chief buyer of world and speciality beers at Tesco,has a job that most men could only dream of.Ms Moores tastes beer.Often as early as 9.30am and is employed to drink – and swallow –beers from around the world.“Sometimes I sample more than 20 beersin a session – so I have to watch it.My boyfriend is very jealousof my job.”

海倫·莫爾斯是英國超市樂購的全球采購員也是啤酒專家。她的工作是大多數男人夢寐以求的——品嘗啤酒。她通常從早晨9：30開始工作，品嘗來自世界各地的啤酒。她說自己有時候一次要品嘗20多種啤酒。她男朋友非常嫉妒她。

最“寒”的工作：南極電工

最“寒”的工作：南極電工

Tony McLaughlan would argue that his role as an electrician inAntarctica for the British Antarctic Survey is the best.The-50Ctemperatures and the fact that Mr McLaughlan is 9,000 miles fromhome in an almost uninhabitable wilderness mean that demand for anelectrician will be low.However, the ￡23,000 salary, free food andpaid rent meant that thousands of people jammed phone lines whenthe job was first advertised on the BBC。

TonyMcLaughlan也許不太同意他在南極為英國南極科考隊做的工作是最好的。畢竟在這種零下50度的低溫，離家9000公里遠，不太適合人類生存的地方當個電工意味著你有錢賺都沒地方花。不過2.3萬英鎊的薪水包食宿的待遇還是在這份工作剛在BBC登廣告招聘的時候就讓英國人擠破了頭。

最清涼的工作：水上滑梯測試員

最清涼的工作：水上滑梯測試員

For those who prefer warmer climes, then work as a waterslidetester might be more appealing.Tommy Lynch spends his working daystouring his holiday firm's “splash resorts” to monitor qualitycontrol.For some of these he has to struggle to locations inCyprus, the Algarve, Egypt and Mallorca.“I do have the best job inthe world,” said Mr Lynch, “but no one believes me when I tell themwhat it is.”

對于那些更喜歡暖和天氣的人來說，做一個水上滑梯測試員就很有吸引力了。TommyLynch的工作就是測試各地水上樂園的滑梯質量。

他已經玩過了塞浦路斯、阿爾加夫、埃及等等國家，他說“我的工作的確是世界上最好的，但是我告訴別人我是做什么的時候沒人相信我。”

最適合懶人的工作：酒店床鋪測試員

最適合懶人的工作：酒店床鋪測試員

Leigh McCarron is paid to take a night's rest at a Travelodge threeor four times a week to ensure that the beds are up to standard.The position of director of sleep pays a salary of ￡60,000 ayear。

誰說睡覺不能賺錢？LeighMcCarron的工作就是每周在Travelodge酒店睡三四個晚上確保酒店的床都符合標準。這一職位的年薪是6萬英鎊。

最養眼的工作：人體彩繪師

最養眼的工作：人體彩繪師

perhaps the job that really takes the biscuit when it comes to “jobsatisfaction” belongs to Betto Almedia, during the Rio de Janeirocarnival.The Brazilian goes to work at 11am each day and spendshis time painting the bodies of some of the carnival's mostbeautiful women。

It takes about two hours to paint each living artwork, and mostdays he will have two blank canvases to turn into masterpieces, forwhich he charges ￡660 a day.“You wouldn't believe how manyapplications I get for an assistant,” Mr Almedia said.“But it'shard work, man, I take my job seriously.”

說起最讓人滿意的工作，恐怕非貝托·阿米尼亞的工作莫屬了。貝托在巴黎狂歡節前，每天11點開始工作，他的任務就是在最美的女人身上畫畫。

通常一個藝術品的完成要花費兩個小時，一天收費660英鎊，他說，“你們都不知道有多少人申請給我做助手，不過這活不好干，我是認真在工作的。”

第三篇：世界上最幸福的時刻

（美文：附mp3）生活中最幸福的時刻！

In Life We Are Happiest When… 生活中,我們最幸福時

A man and his girlfriend were married.It was a large celebration.一個男人和他的女朋友結婚，舉行了一場盛大的結婚慶典。

All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and celebrations.All had a wonderful time.所有的朋友和家人都來到結婚典禮上參加歡宴和慶祝活動。大家都過得很開心。

The bride was gorgeous in her white wedding gown and the groom was very dashing in his black tuxedo.Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.穿著白色婚紗的新娘漂亮迷人，穿著黑色禮服的新郎英俊瀟灑。每個人都能看出他們彼此的愛是真誠的。

A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, “I read in a magazine, a while ago, about how we can strengthen our marriage,” she offered.“Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying with the other person.Then, we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives happier together.” 幾個月后，妻子走近丈夫提議說：“我剛才在雜志上看到一篇文章，說的是怎樣鞏固婚姻。”她說：“我們兩個人都各自把對方的小毛病列在一張紙上，然后我們商量一下怎樣解決，以便使我們的生活更幸福。”

The husband agreed.So each of them went to a separate room in the house and thought of the things that annoyed them about the other.They thought about this question for the rest of the day and wrote down what they came up with.丈夫同意了。于是他們各自走向不同的房間去想對方的缺點。那一天余下的時間里，他們都在思考這個問題，并且把他們想到的都寫下來。

The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their lists.第二天早上，吃早飯的時候，他們決定談談彼此的缺點。

“I'll start,” offered the wife.She took out her list.It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages.In fact, as she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband's eyes.“我先開始吧。”妻子說。她拿出她的單子，上面列舉了很多條，事實上，足足寫滿了三頁。當她開始念的時候，她注意到丈夫眼里含著淚花。

“What's wrong?” she asked.“Nothing,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”

“怎么啦?”她問。“沒什么，”丈夫答道，“繼續念吧。”

The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her husband.She neatly placed her list on the table and folded her hands over the top of it.妻子又接著念。整整三頁都念完之后她把單子整齊地放在桌上，兩手交叉放在上面。

“Now, you read your list and then we'll talk about the things on both of our lists,” she said happily.“現在該你念了，然后我們談談所列舉的缺點。”她高興地說。

Quietly the husband stated, “I don't have anything on my list.I think that you are perfect the way that you are.I don't want you to change anything for me.You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn't want to try and change anything about you.”

丈夫平靜地說：“我什么也沒寫，我覺得像你這樣就很完美了，我不想讓你為我改變什么。你很可愛迷人，我不想讓你改變。”

The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept.妻子被丈夫的誠實和對她深深的愛和接納感動了，她轉過頭去哭起來。

In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed.We don't really have to go looking for them.We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise.Why waste time in this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wondrous things before us? 生命中我們有很多的失望、沮喪和煩惱，我們根本不需要尋找。我們美妙的世界充滿了美麗、光明、希望。但是，當我們放眼四周時，為什么浪費時間尋找不快、失望和煩惱，而看不到我們面前的美好事物呢？

第四篇：秘書長國際幸福日致辭(中英雙語)

Secretary-General’s Message on International Day of Happiness 秘書長國際幸福日致辭 20 March 2014 2014年3月20日

The twin concepts of happiness and well-being increasingly feature in international discussions of sustainable development and the future we want.如今，國際上在討論可持續發展以及我們希望的未來話題時，日益頻繁地談及幸福和福祉這一對相輔相成的概念。

Many countries are going beyond the rhetoric of quality of life to incorporate practical measures to promote these concepts in their legislation and policy-making.These good practices can inspire other countries so that measuring and accounting for broader well-being, and not simply national income, becomes a universal practice.許多國家已不再停留于空談生活質量，而是開始采取切實可行的措施，在立法和政策制定過程中推行這兩個概念。這些好的做法可激勵其他國家行動起來，從而使衡量和計算廣義的福祉（不僅僅是國民收入）成為全世界普遍的做法。

Happiness may have different meanings for different people.But we can all agree that it means working to end conflict, poverty and other unfortunate conditions in which so many of our fellow human beings live.幸福的含義可能因人而異。但我們可達成這樣一個共識：幸福意味著努力結束沖突、貧窮和其他不幸的境況。而我們人類有許許多多的同胞正生活在這種種不幸的境況之中。

Happiness is neither a frivolity nor a luxury.It is a deep-seated yearning shared by all members of the human family.It should be denied to no-one and available to all.This aspiration is implicit in the pledge of the United Nations Charter to promote peace, justice, human rights, social progress and improved standards of life.幸福既非無聊瑣事，也非奢侈之求，而是人類大家庭每一成員都抱有的一種深深向往。不應剝奪任何人追求幸福的權利，而應向所有的人開啟幸福之門。這一愿望包含在《聯合國憲章》關于促進和平、正義、人權、社會進步及改善民生的承諾之中。

Now is the time to convert this promise into concrete international and national action to eradicate poverty, promote social inclusion and inter-cultural harmony, ensure decent livelihoods, protect the environment and build institutions for good governance.These are the foundations for human happiness and well-being.現在，應將這一承諾化為消除貧窮、促進社會包容和文化間和諧、確保體面生計、保護環境以及建設善治機構的具體國際和國家行動。這些方面正是人類幸福和福祉的基石。

第五篇：讀《世界上最美麗的地方——我的家鄉》有感

今天，我在辦公室閱讀了《世界上最美麗的地方——我的家鄉》。這是一個美麗而傷感的故事，是一個安靜而蕩人心弦的故事。故事的主題是戰爭，卻通篇沒有半點對戰爭場景的正面描寫，作者只是在靜靜地敘述孩子平靜的生活，極盡鋪陳之力把生活中的歡喜和幸福描繪得淋漓盡致，用色調和明暗表現季節的更替、時間的流逝，色彩隨著雅牧情緒的起伏變化，然后在最后，一片黃沙般的色彩上，安安靜靜的一行字，告訴我們這一切都在戰火中付之一炬。

這樣的結局，看似有些許殘酷。然而，因為戰爭，多少人上了戰場又回來？又有多少人上了戰場再也回不來？有多少美麗的村莊、城市就這樣消失？有多少像亞默這樣的孩子，本應快樂地成長，卻不得不經歷這些提心吊膽驚心動魄？故鄉、家園，什么時候才能重新成為“世上最美的家鄉”？戰爭就是這樣殘酷的東西，奪走最珍貴的東西，毀滅最美好的愿望，直到今天，世界上還有一些地方籠罩在戰爭的陰云下。我們有責任告訴孩子，我們應該珍惜生命與生活，珍愛和平。唯有在孩子心底埋下深刻的印象，我們才能迎來亞默全心期盼的，充滿和平幸福的未來吧。

在繪本的封底，畫著小男孩亞默一家的全部成員（除了上了戰場的哥哥哈倫）：媽媽抱著弟弟坐在小驢奔巴的背上，爸爸右手牽著奔巴，左手牽著亞默，而亞默則牽著他心愛的小羊。這幅畫令人心動、引人遐想。亞默一家像是在凝望著被摧毀的村莊，又像是在向他鄉流浪。望著他們的背影，讓我們默默地祝福他們，希望他們走出戰火，重建美好的家園吧。

繪本中的故事發生在阿富汗。小男孩亞默代替上了戰場的哥哥，第一次和爸爸一起到鎮上去賣水果。鎮上的熱鬧吸引著他，自己帶著小驢子去賣水果又有點兒膽怯。經歷了從“一點兒也賣不出去”到“全都賣完了”的過程，看到了買東西、賣東西的各種各樣的人，小男孩亞默也“長大了”。賣完水果，爸爸送給亞默一只雪白的小羊，亞默給它取名叫“春天”。可是，戰爭的影子始終籠罩著亞默他們的生活，上了戰場的哥哥、斷了一條腿的叔叔??“春天”真得會像亞默期待的那樣到來嗎？

戰爭的殘酷穿透過恬靜而柔美的畫面，合上書的那一刻，我的心潮難以平靜，讓人深深感受到：和平真好！