外国人最想和你聊的时事话题：幸福感指数

     Would you say you are very happy, rather happy, not very happy, not at all happy?
     总体来说，你认为你的生活很幸福、幸福、不怎么幸福，还是一点儿也不幸福？
     All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
     总体来说，你对你近期的生活是否满意？
     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症这样的重大事件可能会给人的幸福感带来短时间的改变。
     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.
     人们一直认为，无论我们遇到什么事情，基本的幸福水平是相当稳定的，并不会发生真正的改变，但这实际上是不对的。
     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.
     我们都知道，单靠金钱不能买到快乐，但有一份工作、家庭和足够的钱支付你的基本预算，是一个良好的开端。
     People in most countries around the world are happier these days.
     世界上大多数国家的人近来都感觉比从前更幸福。
     The results indicate that Denmark is the happiest nation in the world.
     排名结果显示，丹麦是世界上最幸福的国家。
     Whether have a wider range of choice in how to live their lives-which is a key factor in happiness.
     是否拥有更为广泛的选择，让他们能够过上自己想要的生活--这对幸福至关重要。
     The happiest societies are those that allow people the freedom to choose how to live their lives.
     人们在那些能够自由选择生活方式的社会中感到最愉悦。
     Freedom seems to be even more important than economic development in contributing to rising happiness.
     在幸福水平的提高过程中，自由似乎发挥了比经济增长更重要的作用。
     The competitive society is full of life pressures and work pressures.
     竞争激烈的社会充满了生活压力和工作压力。
     Chinese people care much about social status and personal wealth.
     中国人非常在乎社会地位和个人财富。
     China was regarded by some foreign media as the top country obsessed with wealth.
     在一些外国媒体眼中，中国是最迷恋财富的国家。
     In China, over half of the participants believe that money brings happiness.
     在中国，超过一半的受访者相信金钱会带来幸福。
     When all the people are pursuing the same value, and the values of life are universally defined, how could they not feel anxious?
     当所有人的价值追求一致而且人生价值被普遍定义的时候，他们怎么能不焦虑呢？
     The middle class in the most developed cities such as Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, is marked with the lowest happiness index in China.
     在中国，深圳、北京、上海这些经济最发达城市中的中产家庭幸福指数最低。
     They have "Fake Happiness".
     他们拥有的只是"伪幸福"。
     "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。我扛着面子流浪在人群之中。我的欲望很多我的薪水很少。是不是就这样平凡到老？我的日子一直是不坏不好。"台湾歌手郑智化的歌唱出了中产阶级的野心、沮丧和焦虑。
     A "happiness index" introduced by Britain will be used to gauge its population's psychological and environmental wellbeing.
     英国把"幸福指数"用以评估国民的心理健康状况和对环境的满意度。

     Anna: You look tired.
     安娜：你看起来很累呢。
     Lucy: Yes, very.
     露西：是的，非常累。
     Anna: What's wrong with you?
     安娜：你是怎么了？
     Lucy: My brother got married yesterday.
     露西：我哥哥昨天结婚了。
     Anna: Congratulations.
     安娜：恭喜啊。
     Lucy: Thanks you. But I found that getting married is a trouble!
     露西：谢谢，但是我发现结婚真是个麻烦。
     Anna: Oh? Why?
     安娜：哦？为什么？
     Lucy: It costs too much money, and it needs a lot of energy.
     露西：这花了很多钱，而且还需要大量的精力。
     Anna: That's right, but marriage can bring a great deal of happiness.
     安娜：那倒是，但是婚姻能带来很多很多的幸福啊。
     Lucy: I agree, but I don't want to spend too much time and money on this, if not it Will diminish happiness
     露西：我同意，但是我不想要花很多时间和金钱在这上面，否则会减少幸福感。
     Anna: Right, then, would you say you are very happy?
     安娜：没错，那么，你觉得现在的生活幸福吗？
     Lucy: Not bad, but too thin, life seems no color.
     露西：还好吧，只是太平淡了，没有色彩。
     Anna: why many people often says that plain and simple are real happiness?
     安娜：为什么那么多人说平平淡淡才是真？
     Lucy: Because nobody had tired of drinking plain water. I think I see where you're going.
     露西：因为没有人因水的平淡而厌倦饮水，我想我明白你的意思了。
     Anna: Do you have heard of the third level of happiness?
     安娜：你听说过快乐的第三个层次吗？
     Lucy: Of course, this is my ultimate goal in life, you want to listen?
     露西：当然，这是我的终极人生目标，要听吗？
     Lucy: I urgently want to know.
     安娜：迫切想要，洗耳恭听。
     Lucy: In fact, it's a very simple word: unconditional happiness.
     露西：其实，很简单的一句话：无条件的快乐。
     Lucy: I need to think it carefully. That's so deep.
     安娜：我要好好想想了，太深奥了。
     Lucy: It's not so deep as you think. You need just to see the world with joyful eyes.
     露西：其实没你想的那么深奥了。你只需要用喜悦的眼睛去看待这个世界就可以了。