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Four nations that have since been rocked by economic upheavals - Ireland, which ranked first; Iceland; Italy; and Spain - finished in the top 10. Americans were surprised to find their country rated 13th in quality of life.
经受严重的经济剧变的四个国家——爱尔兰位列第一,冰岛,意大利,西班牙，这些国家排名前10位。美国人很惊讶的发现自己的国家竟然排名第13位。
Finding that hard-to- define measure of satisfaction has been a big issue in this country. We search for such things as good schools for our kids, personal space and access to nature.
发现很难定义衡量满意度一直是这个国家的主要问题。我们寻找诸如对我的孩子来说的好学校,个人空间及人与自然的接触。
