巴拉圭國民最幸福
Did you learn or do something interesting yesterday? If you did, then you are better off than the majority of the world.
你昨天學到或做了什麼有趣的事？如果有，那麼你比世界上大多數人都要幸福。
better off經濟狀況比大多數人好majority(n.)多數人minority(n.)少數人;弱勢族群
A recent survey by consulting company Gallup shows that reports of negative emotions — including sadness, worry and stress — have increased over the last decade, reaching a record high in 2017.
蓋洛普顧問公司最近的一項調查顯示，過去十年來，悲傷、擔憂和壓力等負面情緒的指數都提高了，並在2017年創下歷史新高。
consulting company顧問公司stress(n.)壓力stressed(adj.)有壓力的increase(v.)增加;提高reach a record high達到史上新高=hit an all-time or unprecedented high
“Collectively, the world is more stressed, worried, sad, and in pain, today than we’ve ever seen it,” said Gallup’s managing editor Mohamed Younis.
蓋洛普的執行主編穆罕默德·尤尼斯說：「整體而言，今日的世界比過去更加緊張、憂慮、悲傷和痛苦。」
collectively集體地;整體而言
For the study, researchers spoke face-to-face with 154,000 people in different countries around the world, asking them questions such as “Did you feel well rested yesterday?”, “Are people treating you with respect?” and “Have you smiled or laughed a lot recently?”.
研究中，研究者訪問來自世界各國共15萬4千人，問他們「你昨天有好好休息嗎？」「人們是否尊重你？」和「你最近有常常微笑或大笑？」
respect(n.)尊重
Gallup then used these responses to create an “index score” of positive and negative experiences for each country and for the world overall.
然後，蓋洛普根據回應為每個國家和整個世界計算出積極和消極經驗的「指數得分」。
index score指數得分positive(adj.)正面的negative(adj.)負面的
The score has a cap of 100. The 2017 survey found that, overall, people all over the world had a negative-experience score of 30, the highest since the company began conducting the survey in 2006.
得分上限為100。2017年的調查發現，整體而言，全世界人們的消極經驗得分為30，為自2006年調查開始以來的最高分。
cap(n.)限額;限制overall(adv.)整體而言=generally (speaking)=in general
As for the happiest country in the world, Latin American countries topped the list as in previous years, with Paraguay, Columbia, and El Salvador taking first, second, and third place respectively.
至於世界上最幸福的國家，拉丁美洲國家與前幾年一樣位居榜首，巴拉圭、哥倫比亞和薩爾瓦多分別位居前三名。
as for~至於…top the list位居排行榜之首respectively(adv.)個別地;各自地
According to researchers, this reflected “a cultural tendency in the region to focus on life’s positives.”
研究人員指出，這反映出「該地區的文化傾向，專注於生活的積極面。」
reflect(v.)反映出tendency(n.)傾向、趨勢look on the bright side of life樂觀看待人生
Yemen and Afghanistan scored lowest on the scale, as these countries have been ravaged by civil war, famine, and rampant poverty.
葉門和阿富汗因飽受內戰、飢荒和普遍貧困之苦，積極經驗分數最低 。
score(v.)(n.)得分ravage(v.)嚴重破壞、損壞、毀壞famine(n.)飢荒rampant(adj.)(不好的事情)氾濫的;猖獗的poverty(n.)貧窮
Meanwhile, Iraq showed the highest levels of anger, with more than 50 percent of respondents admitting to having feelings of resentment.
同時，伊拉克憤怒指數最高，超過50％的受訪者承認有怨恨感。
admit to Ving承認resentment(n.)憤概、憤怒、怨恨=hatred
The most negative emotions were reported in the Central African Republic with a negative experience index score of 61, while the lowest (and thus best) scores were registered in Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan with 16.
消極經驗分數最高的是中非共和國，得分61分，而得分最低（幸福感最高）的國家則是吉爾吉斯和台灣，得分16。
register(v.)顯示;紀錄