緊追新加坡
Taiwan has been ranked 6th in the 2023 World Competitiveness Yearbook created by the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.
在瑞士國際管理發展學院所發布的「2023世界競爭力年報」中，台灣排名第六。
rank (n.)位階、階級 (v.)排名
The annual survey of 64 major global economies was published on June 20.
這份年度調查報告於6月20日公布，涵蓋了全球64個主要經濟體。
annual (adj.)每年的、一年一次的survey (n.)調查conduct(carry out) a survey 進行調查economy (n.)經濟體系、經濟體
Achieving its best ranking since 7th place in 2012 and 2022, “Taiwan placed second in the Asia-Pacific,” two spots behind Singapore, which took 4th place, and one spot ahead of Hong Kong.
台灣在本次排名中取得了自2012年和2022年獲得第七名以來的最佳成績，「在亞太地區排名第二」，僅次於第四名的新加坡，並超越了香港一名。
achieve (v.)達到、達成ranking (n.)排名
Other countries from the region, which ranged from 19th to 30th place in the report, include Australia, China, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand.
報告中其他亞太地區國家的排名則介於19至30之間，包括澳洲、中國、馬來西亞、南韓和泰國。
As far as the “top five” on the list, Denmark took 1st place, followed by Ireland, Switzerland, Singapore and Netherlands, respectively.
至於榜單上的「前五名」，丹麥名列第一，接著是愛爾蘭、瑞士、新加坡和荷蘭。
as far as 就……而言、就……來說respectively (adv.)分別地
The overall competitiveness of Taiwan’s economy improved this year as a result of nearly across-the-board gains in three of the four main categories of the survey’s assessment.
台灣經濟的整體競爭力在今年有所提升，主要是因為該調查評估的四大主要項目中的三項幾乎全面提升。
overall (adj.)總體的、整體的、全面的overall performance 整體表現across-the-board 全面的、影響到各領域的assessment (n.)評估、評量performance assessment 績效評估self-assessment 自我評估
In business efficiency, Taiwan rose from 6th in 2022 to 4th this year thanks to improvement in the “subcategories of attitudes and values; finance; management practices; and productivity and efficiency.”
在商業效率方面，台灣在「行為態度及價值觀、金融、經營管理以及生產力和效率細項」的改善使得其排名從2022年的第六名上升至今年的第四名。
thanks to 因為、由於subcategory (n.)子類別practice (n.)作法productivity (n.)生產力high productivity 高生產力low productivity 低生產力boost productivity 提高生產力
Additionally, the country also progressed from 8th last year to 6th in 2023 in government efficiency and 13th place to 12th related to infrastructure.
此外，台灣在政府效能方面也從去年的第八名進步至2023年的第六名，基礎設施相關排名從去年的第13名提升至第12名。
progress (v.)(n.)進步、進展infrastructure (n.)基礎建設
However, Taiwan lost ground in the category of economic performance — slipping from 9th to 20th place this year.
然而，在經濟表現方面，台灣則有所退步──今年的排名從第九名下降至第20名。
lose ground 失利、處於劣勢slip (v.)下降、退步
This was mainly due to the current global economic downturn coupled with “the country’s relatively high baseline in 2022’s economic growth rate.”
這主要是由於目前全球經濟衰退以及2022年經濟增長率相對較高所致。
downturn (n.)衰退、低迷coupled with 連同、加上
The IMD’s yearly survey also noted challenges that Taiwan will be facing this year.
國際管理發展學院的年度調查還指出了台灣今年將面臨的挑戰。
Among them are problems related to strengthening post-pandemic resilience, promoting “digital and net-zero dual transformation” and enhancing “regional balance and social inclusion.”
其中包括增強後疫情時期的復甦力道，促進「數位和淨零碳雙重轉型」，以及加強「區域平衡和社會包容性」。
strengthen (v.)增強、加強、強化resilience (n.)恢復力、韌性dual (adj.)雙重的、兩個的