环球慢速英语 第480期:不丹——幸福的国度(2)

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voice 2: Experts in the 1970's carried out a study in Britain. They wanted to find out about how British people felt. They asked people to describe their general emotional state. The experts found that thirty-four percent of people described themselves as happy. They repeated the study in the late 1990's. This time only thirty percent of British people claimed to be happy.
声音2：上世纪70年代，专家在英国进行了一项研究。他们想知道英国民众的想法。他们让英国民众描述自己的基本情绪状态。专家发现，34%的人称自己很快乐。他们在上世纪90年代又进行了一次调查。这次只有30%的英国人称自己是快乐的。

voice 1: The wealth of the country improved during this time. So the result surprised a lot of people. But the experts were not surprised. They said that this is a common problem in western societies. Extra wealth fails to bring extra happiness.
声音1：在这段期间，英国的财富增加了。因此，这一调查结果令很多人倍感惊讶。但专家并未感到意外。他们表示，这是西方社会普遍存在的问题。新增财富没能带来额外幸福。