爱尔兰世界上最适宜居住的国家英语美文
Dubliners have reason to be cheerful, the survey finds.
Ireland is the best place to live in the world, according to a "quality of life" assessment by Economist magazine.
The country"s combination of increasing wealth and traditional values gives it the conditions most likely to make its people happy, the survey found.
Ireland was followed by Switzerland, Norway and Luxembourg. All but one of the top 10 were European countries.
The USA languished in 13th, while Britain was 29th - the lowest of the pre-expansion EU nations.
The survey was prepared for the Economist"s "World in 2005" publication, with the remit: "Where will be the best place to live in 2005?"
Researchers took into account not just income, but other factors considered important to people"s satisfaction and well-being.
They included health, freedom, unemployment, family life, climate, political stability and security, gender equality and family and community life.
The Economist said: "Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new, such as low unemployment and political liberties, with the preservation of certain cosy elements of the old, such as stable family and community life."
The magazine admits that measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do, and that its findings will have their critics - "except, of course, in Ireland".
The Republic has made significant gains from its membership of the EU, earning the soubriquet Celtic Tiger for its economic progress.
Commentators say it is widely admired by the EU"s newest members, and has become a model for what they hope to achieve.
Although European nations generally do well in the survey, the continent"s major industrial powers of France, Germany and Britain finish 25th, 26th and 29th respectively.
The researchers said although the UK achieved high income per head, it had high levels of social and family breakdown.
The worst of the 111 countries to live in was considered to be Zimbabwe, "where things have gone from bad to worse under [President] Robert Mugabe".
"TOP TEN COUNTRIES"
1 Ireland
2 Switzerland
3 Norway
4 Luxembourg
5 Sweden
6 Australia
7 Iceland
8 Italy
9 Denmark
10 Spain
英国《经济学家》杂志关于“生活质量”的一份评估报告显示，爱尔兰是世界上最适宜居住的地方。
调查表明，爱尔兰能够将不断增长的财富和传统价值融为一体，因此生活在那里的人们更容易感到快乐。
排在爱尔兰之后的依次是瑞士、挪威和卢森堡。在排名前十的国家中，有九个是欧洲国家。
美国退到了第13位，而英国仅列第29位，是欧盟东扩之前的成员国中排名最靠后的。
这份调查是为《经济学家》杂志的出版物《2005年的世界》精心策划的，选题是“2005年世界上最适合居住的地方是哪里?”
研究者们不仅将(居民的)收入情况列入考虑范围，还参考了其他一些被认为对人们的满意度和幸福感有重要影响的因素。
这些因素包括健康、自由、失业、家庭生活、气候、政治稳定性和安全性、男女平等、以及家庭和社会生活。
《经济学家》杂志指出：“爱尔兰之所以取胜，是因为它成功地将新时代最诱人的事物(如低失业率和政治自由)和某些舒适安逸的旧式生活元素相结合，比如稳定的家庭和社会生活。”
该杂志承认，衡量生活质量并不是一件简单的事，他们的调查结果必定会受到外界的批评——“当然，在爱尔兰例外”。
爱尔兰共和国从它的欧盟成员国身份中获益匪浅，并凭借经济的快速增长获得了“凯尔特之虎”的称号。
评论员称，爱尔兰得到了欧盟新成员的普遍钦佩和羡慕，成了它们的榜样。
尽管欧洲国家在这次调查中总体表现良好，但法国、德国和英国等欧洲大陆的.主要工业国分别仅排到第25、26和29位。
研究者说，尽管英国的人均收入水平较高，但英国社会和家庭关系的破裂程度也很高。
在受调查的111个国家中，津巴布韦被评为最不适宜居住的地方，“在总统罗伯特·穆加贝的统治下，情况变得越来越糟糕”。
排名前十位的最适宜居住的国家：
1 爱尔兰
2 瑞士
3 挪威
4 卢森堡
5 瑞典
6 澳大利亚
7 冰岛
8 意大利
9 丹麦
10 西班牙
Vocabulary:
languish : to be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor(衰弱，变得软弱或脆弱)
cosy : comfortable,easeful(舒适安逸的)
straightforward: free from ambiguity or pretense; plain and open(直率的，简单直接的)
soubriquet: an affectionate or humorous nickname(绰号，亲切的或幽默的绰号)(：夏根建)
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