大千世界:世界十大最和平国度（上）

One of the greatest desires of people is for them to be able to feel contentment in their lives, fulfillment in their dreams, and joy in their families. Peace is what drives man to put himself in a state of sacrifice to attain his ultimate goal, which is to experience a life of perfection, where there is no hate, no strife, and no chaos. However, just recently, we have heard of a nation declaring a “state of war” to another due to misunderstandings and confusion. While everyone else is focused on the war, have you ever wondered what are the top 10 most peaceful countries in the world and what it’s like to live in such a place? Peek on this list and you will realize that peace is not a distant national ambition

人生中最大的夙愿无非就是生活充实，理想得志，合家欢乐。和平能够驱使一个人做出牺牲追求最终目标---体验没有仇恨，没有冲突，没有混乱的完美生活。可是最近我们却听到由于误解和混淆，一个国家对另一个国家而宣布进入“战争状态”。当众人都把焦点放在这场战争上时，你想象过世界上最为宁静祥和的10个国家吗，幻想过如此静谧之国的生活是怎样的吗？看以下排行，你将恍然悟出和平并非是遥遥无期的雄心壮志。

10. Switzerland

10. 瑞士

Switzerland is one of the countries in the world that uses “honesty shops” in order to provide people the chance to exchange goods with money even without the assistance of cashier or store clerks. It is also the same country where you could actually leave your door wide open and not expecting that anyone would pilfer your stuff or take opportunity of the occasion. But the nation is ranked on the 10th spot as its military force is still intact and active, although there are reports that the said national power has been contracted. Another reason of the ranking is due to the unrest of the people in respect to currencies where the value of their money and their cost of living is compromised.

瑞士是世界上拥有“诚实商店”的国家之一，这些商店能够在没有收银员或店员的情况下跟顾客达成买卖。在这个国家你也大可敞开门户，不必担心别人会乘机潜入偷窃东西。但瑞士仅排第十，其原因在于虽然报导说该国军力有所消减，但任然处于完善且活跃状态。另外就是人们对于货币的不安感---钱的价值和生活消费，已经做出妥协。

9. Finland

9. 芬兰

Aside from being famous for its Nokia international headquarters, Finland is known to be a place where living conditions are right; provided that you are not experiencing financial unrest due to huge taxes and costly living standards. But other than this, Finland is a peaceful place where crimes are low and violence is very rare. Despite of the said remarks however, it is on the 9th spot for the number of prisoners being detained, which is 59 per 100,000 people, including homicides that are higher than what is tallied and noted against other nearby countries. They are also not into war and even their military expenses are kept to a minimum, showing that the government is more focused on improving the lives of the people, rather than increasing its military strength.

除了是诺基亚国际总部，芬兰还因其优良的居住环境而闻名；比如你的经济不会因巨额税赋和高标准生活而变得窘迫。除了这点，芬兰还是个犯罪率低，暴乱极少的和平之国。话虽如此，该国还是因为0.05%的罪犯率而仅排第九，其中杀人犯的比例高于周边国家的。芬兰并未涉及到战争当中，即便军费开销也被最小化，这表明其政府更关心提高公民的生活水平，而非去加强国防军事力量。

8. Slovenia

8.斯洛文尼亚

Even if politics was active in Slovenia back in September 2011, the masses are actually satisfied with what’s happening, as voters, even those who have voted for the opposing party, have agreed to make things peaceful, keeping political unrest to a minimum. You can rarely hear of reports about terrorist attacks, mass killings, and other crimes, as there are only a few who engages in such activities. In fact, such horrendous acts are seldom to almost nothing. Military spending is also very low where the government only spends 1.4% of its GDP. They don’t even have their own fighter planes and they are depending on the assistance of Italy for that matter.

即使在过去的2011年9月，该国的政治活动较为活跃，实际上大多数人对发生的一切都颇为满意。选举时，即便支持对立党派的选民也赞同一切归于和平，尽量将政治动乱最小化。你几乎听不到有关恐怖袭击，大规模屠杀，或者其他犯罪行为的报导，因为制造犯罪活动的人相当少。或者说，这些可怕的行为几乎没有。在军事上，政府也仅支出其GDP的1.4%。斯洛文尼亚甚至没有自己的战斗机，在这点上它会得助于意大利。

2013-08-14

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