This is what the world’s ten happiest countries look like 世界十大快樂國家的樣貌

6月 16, 2016

It’s hard to measure happiness, as sometimes it’s made up of the little things that don’t show up on charts and scanners. But we humans love a challenge. And so every year we publish The World Happiness Report — a measure of happiness published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and prepared by a group of independent experts. It’s based on decades of economic, sociological, and psychological research. But we at Bright Side noticed that among the top ten of the happiest countries there are those that aren’t listed among the coziest corners of the world. Maybe it’s all about being surrounded by impossible beauty and looking at the bright side of life?

快樂是難以衡量的，因為它有時是由不會出現在圖表和掃描器上的小事情所組成，但是我們人類都喜歡挑戰，因此我們每年都會出版世界快樂報告，是一套由聯合國永續發展方案網絡所發布的快樂方案，且由獨立的專家團隊所製作而成。它是建立在幾十年來的經濟學、社會學和心理學研究的基礎上，但是Bright Side發現在前十名快樂的國家中，有些並沒有進入世上最舒適的地方的排名中，這可能全都是因為被難以置信的美景圍繞，且正面看待生活的緣故？

10th place — Sweden

第十名：瑞典

The land of snow-covered forests, the Northern Lights and magnificent castles.

遍地被雪覆蓋的森林、北極光和壯麗的城堡。

9th place — Australia

第九名：澳洲

It seems that you’ll need a lifetime to see all there is to see in Australia. And that’s not counting the Great Barrier Reef and amazing sights that you won’t find on any other continent.

你似乎需要花一輩子的時間欣賞澳洲的一切事物，而這還不包括大堡礁和你無法在其他大陸上尋找到的美景。

8th place — New Zealand

第八名：紐西蘭

Ever since ’The Lord of the Rings’ movies came out, everyone knows that New Zealand is the most breathtaking place out there. Both here and in Middle-Earth, so you know it’s serious. Locals pay for the scenery with constant earthquakes, but those tourists who make the trip anyway can’t help but fall under this country’s spell.

自從電影「魔戒」的出現，大家都知道紐西蘭有著世上最令人驚嘆的風景，包括這裡和中土世界，所以你知道這是真的存在的，當地人為美景付出的代價就是有頻繁的地震，但是不管怎樣，那些來旅行的遊客無法不陷入這個國家的魅力中。

7th place — The Netherlands

第七名：荷蘭

The Netherlands is the country of windmills, cute little sheep, tulips, bicycles and canals.

荷蘭是因風車、可愛的綿羊、鬱金香、腳踏車和運河而聞名的國家。

6th place — Canada

第六名：加拿大

Fringed with rivers and bays, the land of Canada seems to have been specially designed for photoshoots. National parks, hanging bridges, random bears, Niagara Falls — something will always catch your eye.

兩旁點綴著河流和海灣，加拿大就像是特地為拍照而設計出來的地方，國家公園、吊橋、偶然出現的熊、尼加拉瀑布，許多東西都將不斷地吸引你的視線。

5th place — Finland

第五名：芬蘭

The home of Santa Claus and the Moomins. The harsh yet beautiful nature of this country has given birth to some of the cutest and funniest fictional characters ever.

聖誕老人和嚕嚕米的故鄉，芬蘭惡劣但美麗的大自然誕生了許多有史以來最可愛也最有趣的虛構人物。

4th place — Norway

第四名：挪威

Here you’ll find plenty of grim romance, fjords, ice and the Northern Lights. This is the most ’heroic’ country out there. Vikings and Valkyries are born in Norway, longing for dangerous and glorious adventures.

在這裡你能找到許多淒涼的浪漫故事、峽灣、冰和北極光，挪威是最「英勇的」國家，維京人和女武神都是來自挪威，憧憬著危險又光榮的冒險。

3rd place — Iceland

第三名：冰島

The local landscapes are so unusual that you can easily shoot sci-fi movies here without any CGI.

當地與眾不同的景色讓你就算不用任何電腦特效技術，也能輕易地拍攝科幻電影。

2nd place — Switzerland

第二名：瑞士

Romantic alpine slopes provide a gorgeous backdrop for those who live here. This is Europe’s most mountainous country. And of course, in Switzerland they make world-famous chocolate, which is known for its ability to make people happy.

浪漫的阿爾卑斯山坡提供給當地居民美麗動人的背景，這裡是歐洲當中最多山的國家，當然，瑞士也生產世上最有名的巧克力，是以具有能讓人開心的能力而聞名。