The Best and Worst Countries to Live In

The Best and Worst Countries to Live In

Which countries in the world are the best and worst to live in? Every year, Legatum Institute in the UK rates 142 countries in the world. The institute considers 89 factors. Some of the most important ones include economy, health, safety, and environment. You may not be surprised that in 2015, seven out of the top-10 countries were in Europe. Norway came in first place for the seventh year in a row. According to many surveys, the people of Norway are very satisfied with their country and enjoy a high level of personal freedom. Also, university in Norway is free! Other European countries on the top-10 list were Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Finland, and Ireland. The three non-European countries to make the list were New Zealand, Canada, and Australia. At the bottom end of the list, the Central African Republic was rated the worst country to live in. It is extremely poor, and many people there lack clean drinking water. What’s more, there has been a civil war going on for years. Five more countries in Africa are also in the bottom-10, including Angola, Sudan, Congo, Burundi, and Chad. A new country in the bottom-10 this year was Syria, with its ISIS problems making it very dangerous. Yemen, Haiti, and Afghanistan were also in the bottom-10. If you are curious where Taiwan sits, we are #21! Legatum Institute 2015 List of Best and Worst Countries To Live In Top-10 countries Bottom-10 Countries 1. Norway Central African Republic 2. Switzerland Afghanistan 3. Denmark Haiti 4. New Zealand Chad 5. Sweden Burundi 6. Canada Democratic Republic of Congo 7. Australia Syria 8. Netherlands Yemen 9. Finland Sudan 10. Ireland Angola 中文翻譯 最宜居與最不宜居的國家 世界上哪些是最適宜人居及最不宜人居的國家？每年，英國的列格塔研究機構評比世上142個國家。這間機構將89個因素列入考慮。有些最重要的因素包括經濟、健康、安全及環境。 你可能並不訝異2015年最適宜人居的十個國家中有七個都是歐洲國家。挪威連續奪得七年第一。根據許多調查所言，挪威人民對他們的國家感到十分滿意且也喜歡個人的高度自由。還有，在挪威念大學是免費的！排名前十的其他歐洲國家還有瑞士、丹麥、瑞典、荷蘭、芬蘭及愛爾蘭。其他三個上榜的非歐洲國家是紐西蘭、加拿大及澳洲。 名單上最後一名的中非共和國則被評比為居住環境最糟的國家。這個國家十分貧窮，那裡又有許多人缺乏乾淨的飲用水。再者，國家內戰又持續好幾年。非洲還有五個國家也同列最後十名之列，包括安哥拉、蘇丹、剛果、普隆地及查德。今年最後入列的新國家是敘利亞，ISIS的問題讓這個國家變得十分危險。葉門、海地及阿富汗也同時是最後十名。 如果你好奇台灣的位置，我們是第21名！ 列格塔研究機構2015年最佳與最糟的居住國家 排名前十 最後十名 1. Norway (挪威) Central African Republic (中非共和國) 2. Switzerland (瑞士) Afghanistan (阿富汗) 3. Denmark (丹麥) Haiti (海地) 4. New Zealand (紐西蘭) Chad (查德) 5. Sweden (瑞典) Burundi (布隆迪) 6. Canada (加拿大) Democratic Republic of Congo (剛果民主共和國) 7. Australia (澳大利亞) Syria (敘利亞) 8. Netherlands (荷蘭) Yemen (葉門) 9. Finland (芬蘭) Sudan (蘇丹) 10. Ireland (愛爾蘭) Angola (安哥拉) Vocabulary 好字精選 1. institute (n) an academic organization  學會、(專科性的)學院、學校 Academic Sinica is an important educational institute in Taiwan. 辛尼卡學校在台灣是間重要的教育機構。 2. factor (n) a thing to consider 因素 The Cheng family had many factors to think about before moving to Taipei.  鄭家一家人搬到台北去之前有許多因素要考慮進去。 3. survey (n) a list of questions asked to people to learn their opinions  調查 John always says no when people call him and ask him to do a survey. 有人打給John要他做問卷調查前他總會說不。 4. satisfied (adj) happy with something (人)對…很滿意 The customers were not satisfied with the meal so they made a complaint. 顧客對餐點並不滿意，因此他們提出抱怨。 5. lack (v) missing something  缺乏 The market is very clean, but it lacks bathrooms. 市場非常乾淨，但卻沒有廁所。 6. civil (adj) between people of the same country/relating to the people of a country  國民的、國內的；公民的 In the American Civil War, the North fought against the South. 在美國內戰中，北方與南方對抗。 Phrases and Sentence Patterns句型解析 1. come in (phrasal verb) to achieve a place in a contest or competition  得到…(名次) Even though Mrs. Brown came in last in the race, she still enjoyed it. 即便布朗太太得到最後一名，她依然喜歡這場比賽。 2. in a row (phr)  連續地不停地 Jane was trying hard to lose weight, so she went to the gym 20 days in a row. Jane努力要試著減肥，因此她連續20天都去健身房。 3. What’s more (adverb) To introduce another factor or detail  再者、此外 Switzerland is famous for its beautiful mountains. What’s more, the country has delicious chocolate.  瑞士因群山秀麗而聞名。此外，這個國家有美味的巧克力。