(单词翻译:单击)
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According to a new report, Danes take happiness to another level.
据最新报道称,丹麦人的幸福水平最高。
In this year's World Happiness Report, Denmark took the top spot from Switzerland, which was bumped to No. 2 on the list.
在今年的世界幸福报告中,丹麦取代瑞士位于第一,瑞士排列第二。
But there isn't a wide margin among countries that ranked the highest. Iceland, Norway and Finland round out the top five.
但在排名最高的国家中没有宽泛的边界。冰岛、挪威、芬兰位于前五。

The researchers used six components to measure happiness: the country's gross domestic product, social support, life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and perceptions of corruption within the country.
研究人员通过六个部分来衡量幸福感:国内生产总值、社会支持、预期寿命、自由、慷慨以及对腐败的看法。
Interestingly enough, countries can make up for major financial rough patches and still rank high in happiness.
有趣的是,国家可以弥补主要财政上的不足,仍在幸福排行榜上位于前列。
Iceland and Ireland went through banking disasters, and both countries ranked relatively high on the list — No. 3 and No. 19, respectively.
冰岛和爱尔兰经历了银行灾难,但两个国家的排名都比较高,分别在第3和19位。
Of the 157 countries looked at in the survey, Burundi was ranked at the very bottom of the list, just below Syria and Togo.
在调查中的157个国家中,布隆迪垫底仅低于叙利亚和多哥。
The United States is ranked 13th.
美国排名第十三。
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词汇解析
1、bump
(无意地)碰撞,冲撞
They stopped walking and he almost bumped into them.
他们停下了脚步,结果他差点儿撞到他们身上。
There was a jerk as the boat bumped against something.
船撞到什么东西,猛颠了一下。
碰撞;碰撞声
I felt a little bump and I knew instantly what had happened.
我感觉到一点儿轻微的碰撞,便立刻意识到发生了什么。
The child took five steps, and then sat down with a bump.
小孩走了5步,接着扑通一声坐到了地上。
颠簸而行
We left the road, and again bumped over the mountainside.
我们驶离公路,再次在山腰上颠簸前行。
The aircraft bumped along erratically without gathering anything like sufficient speed.
飞机忽上忽下,飞行很不平稳,根本未达到应有的速度。
2、make up
组成;构成
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country.
北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群。
Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force.
女警占警力的13%。
编造;虚构
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
我认为你编造他的谣言很不厚道。
I'm not making it up. The character exists in real life.
我没有凭空捏造,这种人现实生活中确实存在。
凑足;补齐
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.
学生领到的钱有不到一半是助学金,差额部分由贷款补足。
The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs.
该队有6名职业运动员和凑数的5名业余运动员。
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