年輕世代轉向集權
In September, the results of the Open Society Barometer survey were released.
在九月，「開放社會晴雨表」釋出調查的結果。
barometer(n.)氣壓計、晴雨表、指標
This annual report, conducted by the Open Society Foundations, polled more than 36,000 respondents in 30 countries about democracy, human rights and other important issues in the world today.
這份由開放社會基金會撰寫的年度報告對30個國家、超過36,000名受訪者就民主、人權和當今世界的其他重要議題進行了調查。
annual(adj.)年度的conduct(v.)進行、執行conduct a survey進行調查conduct research進行研究poll(n.)(v.)(做)民意調查respondent(n.)回覆者、受訪者be at issue是討論的焦點
Overall, the findings show not only some troubling trends among younger people but also some surprising similarities among respondents in dissimilar locations.
整體而言，調查結果顯示年輕人間不僅存在一些令人擔憂的趨勢，而且不同地方的受訪者間有一些令人驚訝的相似之處。
trend(n.)趨勢concerning(adj.)令人擔憂的dissimilar(adj.)不同的similar(adj.)相似的
The most shocking finding, as noted by Open Society Foundations’ president Mark Malloch-Brown, relates to members of Generation Z and millennials losing faith in the effectiveness of democratic governments to “deliver on their priorities.”
最令人震驚的發現，正如開放社會基金會主席馬克·馬洛克·布朗所指出的，與Z世代和千禧世代對民主政府的效能失去信心有關，無法「實現他們首要關切的事項」。
as準關代=which wasrelate to與～有關deliver on履行、兌現((承諾等)priority(n.)首要之務the top priority重中之重
According to the report, 35% of respondents in the 18-35 age group favor “a strong leader who does away with legislatures and elections” over one who is democratically-elected.
報告指出，在年齡介於18至35歲的受訪者中，有35%支持「一位強而有力的領袖取消立法機關和選舉」，而不是民選領導人。
do away with廢除=abolishlegislature(n.)立法機關favor A over B偏好A勝過於B
In fact, 42% even believe that “military rule is a good way of running a country.”
事實上，有42%的人甚至認為「軍事統治是管理國家的好方法」。
military rule軍事統治
Despite these distressing statistics, the general attitude of those surveyed still favors democracy, with 86% of all respondents preferring “to live in a democratic state.”
儘管這些統計數據令人不安，但受訪者的整體態度仍然傾向於民主，有86%的受訪者寧願「生活在民主國家」。
distressing(adj.)令人擔憂的、令人不安的statistics(n.)統計數據
Additionally, the majority holds that democracy is a more effective system for meeting national and international needs.
此外，大多數人認為民主是滿足國家和國際需求更有效的體制。
additionally(adv.)此外=in addition=moreovereffective(adj.)有效果的、效果好的efficient(adj.)有效率的
The survey also uncovered some common concerns among the full spectrum of respondents, with the top two being “poverty and inequality” and “climate change.”
調查還發現了所有受訪者共同關切的問題，其中排在前兩位的是「貧窮和不平等」以及「氣候變遷」。
uncover(v.)發現spectrum(n.)光譜、(看法等的)範圍、各層次political spectrum政治光譜alleviate or relieve poverty緩解貧窮equality(n.)平等inequality(n.)不平等
In fact, 49% of those surveyed reported having problems feeding themselves “at least once in the last year,” even in the vastly dissimilar countries of Bangladesh and the United States, while 70% of all respondents noted having high concern for climate issues.
事實上，有49%的受訪者表示，「去年中至少曾經有一次」遇到過溫飽問題，即使是在孟加拉國和美國這兩個截然不同的國家也是如此，同時70%的所有受訪者表示對氣候問題非常關注。
while(conj.)而;然而
For world governments, these commonalities can shed light on how they can better serve both their citizens and the world as a whole.
對於世界各國政府，這些共同之處可以讓他們明白如何更好地為民、為整個世界服務。
shed light on sth.闡明、為某事情解惑as a whole整體上地