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/ s, [7 Z1 ?+ V/ X& y% N They Say Ireland’s the Best
6 D# c4 Y$ f) r Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005.according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist magazine last week.
9 i2 W) e/ [- r The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the, y+ ^' v) v, m, _* F2 g4 Q- P
principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.
W4 M# ^! e. k6 l8 c: z. x! d( O$ O The index of 111countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political. g ~; v' G% T; ^) @5 A8 d
stability,job security,gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom,family and
9 ?: g" q' }" N6 C0 g community 1ife”
9 J4 b% Y% t5 C3 s( K Despite the bad weather, troubled health service,traffic congestion(拥挤),gender inequality and the high cost of living.Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 Points out 0f 10.
: L$ w# u' G! X! f) _& @ That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland.which managed 8.07.Zimbabwe.
4 |1 E5 m- M: D, W0 W6 o* P troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的),picking up only 3.89points., j ^8 Q! F6 n% ]
“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued.”the report said,"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown(崩溃)in+ o A, w3 i$ |5 e7 n3 A3 E$ j* g
traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.”9 {& J$ q$ F" s/ `8 v
“Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new
7 C3 R' S" [* z/ T4 }" B: I with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old,such as stable family and community life”
/ M+ ?! l i# A! S( c- O" | The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do,and that its findings would have their critics.# L+ b) t2 u- l
No.2 on the 1ist is Switzerland.The other nations in the top 10 are Norway.Luxembourg.
$ x) Q' u3 q2 T* c Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,Denmark and Spain.! P; B2 l2 d* x
The UK is positioned at No.29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and
% j B d( j+ W' `# A family breakdown recorded in official statistics.The US,which has the second highest per capita
, e; f0 f2 T% U; v7 M GDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg,took the 13th place in the survey China was in the
8 r. D5 a A- w, n n Lower half of the league at 60th
0 [! x; p# L6 K% D1 k) c! Q 16 For 2,005 years,Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in
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+ M$ z( M, K+ q 17 Job security is the least important measure of life quality
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18 Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high$ F' k& Q8 k0 q
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19 Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable- ~- ]1 Z/ F) \8 k
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* G. Q) z2 E9 Q$ _; j% B 20 Ireland is positioned at No 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new
1 q4 V) x' ]! ]0 J! [2 E- k7 h with some good elements of the old
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2l To measure life quality is easy.
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22 The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.0 R: @, V g( E; J3 @" U; r
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