沒有軍隊編制
Central America has a history of being politically unstable due to violence and corruption from the drug trade and organized crime.
中美洲因為毒品交易和組織犯罪帶來的暴力和貪腐，長久以來處於政治局勢不穩定的狀態。
stable (adj.)穩定的；unstable (adj.)不穩定的bribery (n.)賄賂
Costa Rica, however, has enjoyed political stability since 1949, when the country adopted a new constitution after a brief civil war.
然而，哥斯大黎加自1949年短暫內戰結束採用新憲法後，就享有穩定的政治。
adopt (v.)領養,採用,採納
The country is now Central America’s oldest democracy, boasting fair elections and many freedoms for its citizens.
該國現在是中美洲最古老的民主國家，公民享有公平的選舉和許多自由。
boast (v.)吹噓,誇耀
Expanding from a two-party democratic system, Costa Rica is now a multi-party system.
從兩黨制的民主體系開始發展，現在哥斯大黎加已經是多黨制體系。
expand (v.)擴大,擴張
Additionally, due to the country’s democratic values, human rights are a focus of the government.
除此之外，由於該國的民主價值觀，政府十分重視人權。
additionally (adv.)除此之外=in additionvalue (n.)價格,價值；values (n.)價值觀；moral values道德觀；traditional values傳統價值觀
In May 2020, Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to allow same-sex marriage, while it also offers asylum to migrants from nearby countries in crisis, like Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras.
在2020年5月，哥斯大黎加成為中美洲第一個允許同性婚姻的國家，也為陷入危機的尼加拉瓜、薩爾瓦多及宏都拉斯等鄰國移民提供庇護。
asylum (n.)庇護； seek asylum 尋求庇護
One of the most interesting aspects of Costa Rica is that, despite being located in a very violent region of the world, it has no military.
關於哥斯大黎加最有趣的一點是，儘管位於世界上極度危險的地區，這個國家卻沒有軍隊。
In fact, the country’s 1949 constitution abolished the army, instead putting the budget toward funding education, security and culture.
事實上，1949年通過的憲法廢除了軍隊，並將預算挪到教育、安全和文化上。
abolish (v.)廢除,廢止；abolish slavery 廢除奴隸制fund (n.)資金,基金 (v.)資助；a trust fund 信託基金
Overall, Costa Rica’s political system and lack of violence have made it a bright spot in Central America, even gaining recognition as one of the top 10 “happiest” countries in the world by a recent poll.
整體來說，哥斯大黎加的政治體系和無暴力的環境使它成為中美洲的幸福國度，甚至在近期票選中獲評選為「世界上最快樂的十個國家之一」。
lack (n.)缺乏a bright spot 亮點gain(win) recognition 獲得認可