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人均社恐的芬兰，为何再成全球最幸福国家?导读：近日，联合国年度《世界幸福报告》显示，芬兰连续第4年被评为世界最幸福国家。芬兰人却认为这有些言过其实，他们被贴上忧郁矜持的标签，常年忍受着糟糕的天气，受低自尊的困扰，总会觉得自己处于劣势。但是也不得不承认，芬兰人不爱攀比，享有教育公平，低调地过着满足感很强的生活。芬兰人到底有没有那么幸福？一起来听今天的讲解。英文原文WhatMakesaHappyCountry?ByJennyGrossandJohannaLemolaWhengovernmentsaroundtheworldintroducedcoronavirusrestrictionsrequiringpeopletostandtwometersapart,jokesinFinlandstartedcirculating:“Whycan’twesticktotheusualfourmeters?”Finnsembracedepictionsofthemselvesasmelancholicandreserved—apeoplewhomasteredsocialdistancinglongbeforethepandemic.Butforfourconsecutiveyears,Finlandhasbeennamedthehappiestcountryintheworld.“Fourtimesinarowistoomuch,”saidJukkaLindstrom,awriterandstandupcomedian.Theweatheris“liketheworstdayinLondon,everyday,”hesaid.“There’sdefinitelysomethinginourhistorythatmakesushavethiskindoflowself-esteemasanation,alwaysfeelinglikeanunderdog.”InFinland,arelativelyegalitariansociety,peopletendnottobefixatedon“keepingupwiththeJoneses.”“Peopleoftendoprettywellinsocialcomparison,”saidAnttiKauppinen,aphilosophyprofessorattheUniversityofHelsinki.“Thisstartsfromeducation;everybodyhasaccesstogoodeducation.Incomeandwealthdifferencesarerelativelysmall.”PeopleinFinlandalsotendtohaverealisticexpectationsfortheirlives.Butwhensomethinginlifedoesexceedexpectations,peoplewilloftenactwithhumility,preferringaself-deprecatingjokeoverbragging,saidSariPoyhonen,alinguisticsprofessorattheUniversityofJyvaskyla.Finns,shesaid,areprosatkeepingtheirhappinessasecret.生词好句1.restriction英[rɪˈstrɪkʃən] 美[rɪˈstrɪkʃən]n.限制条例2.apart英[əˈpɑːt] 美[əˈpɑːrt]adv.相距拓展:standtwometersapart站距保持两米standfivemetersapart站距保持五米Theirbirthdaysareonlytwodaysapart.他们俩的生日，就隔了两天。3.circulate英[ˈsɜːkjəleɪt] 美[ˈsɜrːkjəleɪt]v.传播，流传拓展:rumorsaboutsomethingcirculated关于某事的谣言四处流传documentswillbecirculated文件将会被传阅4.stickto坚持某样东西拓展:sticktolearningEnglish坚持学习英语Weshouldsticktotheoriginalplan.我们还是坚持原来的计划吧。5.embrace英[ɪmˈbreɪs] 美[ɪmˈbreɪs]vt.欣然接受(toacceptsomethingwillinglyandenthusiastically)6.melancholic英[ˌmeləŋˈkɒlɪk] 美[ˌmeləŋˈkɑːlɪk]adj.忧郁的拓展:比"depressed"程度轻7.reserved英[rɪˈzɜːvd] 美[rɪˈzɜrːvd]adj.内向的；少言寡语的8.master英[ˈmɑːstə] 美[ˈmæstər]vt.掌握；精通9.consecutive英[kənˈsekjətɪv] 美[kənˈsekjətɪv]adj.连续的拓展:consecutiveterms（总统的）连任12consecutivewins12连胜10.inarow连续拓展:Sevendaysinarowistoomuch!一周七天（每天跑十公里），有点过了！11.sth.istoomuch某事太过分了拓展:Itwasalittlebittoomuch.你刚才说的有点过了。12.standupcomedian脱口秀演员13.underdog英[ˈʌndədɒɡ] 美[ˈʌndərdɑːɡ]n.没有地位、影响力的人(apersonwhohaslittlestatusinsociety)14.egalitariansociety信奉平等的社会拓展:egalitarianUK/ɪˌɡælɪˈteəriən/US/ɪˌɡælɪˈteriən/adj.信奉公平的(believinginorbasedontheprinciplethatallpeopleareequalanddeserveequalrightsandopportunities)egalitariansocietyVSequalsocietyegalitariansociety突出的是信奉公平的那种意识形态，虽然不公可能依旧存在。equalsociety强调结果，也就是我们所追求的最终目标。15.befixatedonsomething盯着某物或某事16.keepupwiththeJoneses跟邻居比阔气，是跟旁人比拓展:这个俗语来自19世纪末。那个时候，Joneses是一个在英国比较常见的姓氏，所以就用来指代邻居，或身边的人。17.dowellinsth.在某方面做得还不错拓展:Don'tworry.She'sdoingprettywell.别担心，她应付得过来。18.haveaccessto有机会接触到某样东西19.humil