Report Says Americans Less Happy

The United States has experienced a decline in happiness during the past ten years although it remains among the world's happiest countries.

在过去的十年里，美国的幸福感有所下降，尽管它仍然是世界上最幸福的国家之一。

That finding comes from a Gallup Poll and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network survey.

这个发现来自盖洛普民意调查和可持续发展解决方案网络调查。

The World Happiness Report found that Americans showed "significant decreases" in happiness from 2005-2007 and again from 2013-2015.

《世界幸福报告》发现，2005-2007年和2013-2015年，美国人的幸福感“显著下降”。

The U.S. ranked as the 13th happiest country in the 2016 poll. The report showed that 45 nations showed a decline in happiness during the past 10 years. Burundi was at the lowest spot in the rankings of more than 150 nations.

在2016年的民意调查中，美国名列第13位。报告显示，过去10年中，45个国家的幸福感下降。布隆迪是150多个国家排名中最低的。

The happiest country in the world was Denmark, according to the report. The top 10 countries also included Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden.

据报道，世界上最幸福的国家是丹麦。前10名国家还包括瑞士、冰岛、挪威、芬兰、加拿大、荷兰、新西兰、澳大利亚和瑞典。

Mexico was ranked 21st and Britain was 23rd. France was in the 32nd position, and Japan was ranked 53rd.

墨西哥排在第21位，英国排在第23位，法国排在第32位，日本排在第53位。

Greece had the largest drop in the survey. Researchers blamed the drop on the debt crisis and high employment in the country.

调查显示，希腊的降幅最大。研究人员将这一下降归咎于债务危机和该国的高就业率。

In 2014, the Pew Research Center compiled a life satisfaction poll. In that survey, a top conclusion was that richer countries were happier than poor countries. The Pew research said Asians and Africans are the most optimistic people about their futures.

2014年，皮尤研究中心进行了一项生活满意度调查。在这项调查中，最重要的结论是，富裕国家比贫穷国家幸福。皮尤的研究表明，亚洲人和非洲人对他们的未来最为乐观。

Money was a big factor driving happiness, but it was not the most important according to the Pew organization. The majority of those asked thought good health, quality education for their children and safety from crime were more important than wealth.

金钱是推动幸福的一个重要因素，但根据皮尤组织的说法，金钱并不是最重要的因素。大多数被调查者认为良好的健康状况、对孩子的高质量教育以及犯罪的安全比财富更重要。

I'm Jim Dresbach.