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1、Module2DevelopingandDevelopedCountries最幸福的发达国家:澳大利亚连续第三年获评AfadingminingboommaybetakingtheglossoffAustralia’sresource-richeconomybutthecountryhasretainedthetitleofhappiestindustrializednationintheworld.矿业繁荣渐退或许让澳大利亚这个资源丰富的经济体少了些光彩,但全球最幸福发达国家的桂冠仍戴在这个国家的头上。That’saccordingtotheOrganizatio
2、nforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment’sBetterLifeIndex,whichrankedtheworld’sdevelopedeconomiesoncriteriasuchasjobs,income,environmentandhealth.这是经济合作与发展组织(OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,简称OECD)幸福指数(BetterLifeIndex)显示的。该指数基于就业、收入、环境和健康等指标对发达经济体进行排名。Australiakeptthetop
3、spotforthethirdyearrunning,aheadofSweden—alsoknownforitshighlivingstandardsandrobusteconomy—andCanada,arivalresource-exportingnationthat,likeAustralia,hasreapedthebenefitsofincreasingAsiandemandforrawmaterials.澳大利亚连续第三年荣膺最幸福国度的称号,幸福指数高于以生活品质高和经济强劲闻名的瑞典,也高于在资源出口方面与其竞争的加拿大。跟澳大利亚一样,加拿大也因
4、亚洲对原材料的需求不断增加而受益匪浅。TheupbeatoutlookcomesaspolicymakersinAustraliatrytorebalancetheeconomy,theworld’s12thlargest,awayfromaheavyrelianceonminingandenergyexportstowardgrowthinmanufacturing,construction,andconsumerspending.眼下,澳大利亚决策者正努力在这个世界第12大经济体实现再平衡,使其重心从对采矿和能源出口的严重依赖转向制造、建筑和消费支出领域的增长
5、。TheOECDsurveyof34industrializednationsdidn’tawardanoveralltopranking.Butifeachofthe11categoriesinthesurveyisgivenequalweight,Australia’scumulativerankrisestoNo.1,accordingtotheOECDwebsite.OECD幸福指数对34个发达国家展开调查,本身并没有给出一个整体排名。但根据OECD网站显示的数据,如果给被调查的11项每项以同样的加权,那么澳大利亚的综合排名处在第一位。"It’sthequ
6、alityoflifethatonecanenjoyhere,"saidGauravChawla,27,acareersadviserwhomovedtoSydneyfromNewDelhisevenyearsago."It’smoresecurehere,cleaner,lesscarsontheroadandlesspollution."七年前从新德里来到悉尼的职业发展顾问、27岁的乔拉(GauravChawla)说,人们在这里可以享受到高品质的生活,这里给人更多安全感,更干净,路上的车较少,污染也较小。Australia’shighrankintheOECD
7、index—basedondatafromtheUnitedNations,individualgovernmentsandothersources—islargelyduetoitseconomy.Thenationmostlysidesteppedtheeconomicwoesafflictingmuchofthedevelopedworldafterthefinancialcrisisandhasexpandedfor21yearsstraightwithoutarecession.Unemploymentstoodat5.5%inAprilfrom5.6%
8、inMar