1、“Explain it again how giving me a 2% raise would destroy the ozone, weaken our schools, deplete the whale population, and lead to even greater conflict in the Middle East?“请您再解释一下，给我涨 2%的工资，我怎么就能破坏臭氧层，削弱学校，使鲸鱼种群绝种，并挑起中东地区更大的争端呢？”“France has a good climate, unspoiled countryside, and great health car
2、e. And its capital, Paris, is arguably the worlds most beautiful and romantic city on earth,“ said Laura Sheridan, Managing Editor of International Living magazine, who conducted the study. “Add to all this the world一 competitive infrastructure and you can understand why wed name France the worlds b
3、est place to live.“To produce the annual index, International Living considers nine categories: Cost of Living, Culture and Leisure, Economy, Environment, Freedom, Health, Infrastructure,Safety and Risk, and Climate. International Living uses statistics from a number of official government, non一 pro
4、fit, and media sources for much of the number crunching.The United States which had ranked at the top of the charts for an impressive consecutive years until being dethroned in last years survey regained its footing,and climbed back to the number 5 slot from number 7 in last years survey.Internation
5、al Livings 2007 Quality of Life Index Highlights:Leaders1.France2Australia3Netherlands4.New Zealand5.United StatesBottom Five195. Iraq194. Somalia193. Yemen192. Sudan191. AfghanistanOther Notables8Italy11.Germany22. Canada25. Mexico34. Panama37. United Kingdom108. Cuba116. China116. RussiaOther High
6、s and LowsLowest cost of living: Nauru (its an island in the Pacific)Best Infrastructure: United StatesMost Corrupt: HaitiBest for culture: ItalyBest climate: ZimbabweBest to register a new company: AustraliaLongest life expectancy: Andorra负责开展本次调查的国际生活责任编辑劳拉 谢里登说：“法国气候宜人，拥有天然的乡村美景，而且卫生保健系统也十分完善。此外，
7、法国首都巴黎堪称世界上最美丽、最浪漫的城市，再加上这里有世界一流的基础设施，所以很容易理解为什么我们会将法国评为全球最适宜居住的地方。 ”国际生活杂志主要根据九大因素得出了这一年度指数，其中包括：生活成本、文化休闲、经济、环境、自由度、健康、基础设施、安全风险和气候。 国际生活杂志在分析计算中所利用的大多数据资料来源于政府、非营利性组织和媒体。美国曾连续多年稳居此排行榜榜首，直到去年才被法国取代。而今年美国又重整旗鼓，从去年的第七位升至第五位。国际生活2007 年度“生活质量指数”排行情况：排在前五位的国家1.法国2.澳大利亚3.荷兰4.新西兰5.美国排在最后五位的国家195. 伊拉克194. 索马里193. 也门192. 苏丹191. 阿富汗其它几个值得关注的国家8.意大利11.德国22. 加拿大25. 墨西哥34. 巴拿马37. 英国108. 古巴116. 中国116. 俄罗斯其它“之最”生活成本最低的国家：瑙鲁（太平洋中的一个岛屿）基础设施最好的国家：美国最腐败的国家：海地最具文化底蕴的国家：意大利气候最好的国家：津巴布韦最宜注册新公司的国家：澳大利亚平均寿命最长的国家：安道尔共和国
