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March 20 is the United Nations' International Day of Happiness.
3月20日是联合国的国际幸福日。
For many years, northern European countries, especially Finland, have been named among the happiest countries on Earth.
多年来，北欧国家，尤其是芬兰，一直被评为地球上最幸福的国家之一。
The United States has never made it into the top 10.
美国从未进入前十名。
But California state lawmaker Anthony Rendon is hoping he can do something about happiness in the most populous American state.
但加利福尼亚州议员安东尼·伦登（Anthony Rendon）希望，他能为这个美国人口最多的州的幸福做些什么。
In his free time, Rendon likes to stay away from the workplace and spend time with his 4-year-old daughter at his home near Los Angeles.
闲暇时，伦登喜欢远离工作场所，在洛杉矶附近的家中陪伴4岁的女儿。
Recently, he took her ice skating and to an indoor play area.
最近，他带了女儿去滑冰和室内游乐区玩。
He said those are the "things that make me happy."
他说，这些都是“让我感到幸福的事情”。
As one of the longest-serving leaders in the California legislature, Rendon is now trying to make happiness more central to policymaking in his last year in office.
作为加利福尼亚州议会中任职时间最长的领导人之一，伦登现在正致力于在他任职的最后一年里将幸福作为决策的核心。
He created a first-in-the-nation group to study the issue of happiness.
他成立了全国第一个研究幸福问题的小组。
The group is called the Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes.
该小组名为 “幸福与公共政策成果特别委员会”。
Rendon said it would be "silly" for lawmakers to not study how they can make people happier.
伦登说，作为立法者，不去研究如何让人们更幸福是“愚蠢的”。
"Because if we have everybody clothed, everybody housed, everybody has a job and they're miserable, then we've failed at what we're trying to do," he said.
他说：“因为如果我们让每个人都衣食无忧，每个人都有房住，有工作，但他们却很痛苦，那么我们的努力就失败了”。
In California, three-quarters of adults say they are "very happy" or "pretty happy."
在加利福尼亚州，四分之三的成年人表示他们“非常幸福”或“比较幸福”。
Twenty-six percent say they are "not too happy."
26%的人表示他们“不太幸福”。
The numbers come from a September 2023 study by the Public Policy Institute of California.
这些数字来自加州公共政策研究所2023年9月的一项研究。
The study also says Californians without a post-high school degree and those who earn less money are generally less happy than those with more education and more money.
该研究还称，没有高中以上学历和收入较低的加州人，幸福感普遍低于教育程度较高和收入较高的人。
The idea of considering happiness in public policy is not new.
在公共政策中考虑幸福感的想法并不是新鲜事。
The South Asian nation of Bhutan sets happiness as a goal of its public policy.
南亚国家不丹将幸福感作为其公共政策的目标。
The country asks its people about their level of happiness for what is called the Gross National Happiness Index.
该国通过所谓的“国民幸福总值指数”调查人民的幸福程度。
Officials then work to increase happiness by providing citizens with free health care and education.
然后，官员们通过提供免费医疗和教育来提高公民的幸福感。
They also work to protect things like cultural traditions and the country's forests.
他们还致力于保护文化传统和国家森林等。
Phuntsho Norbu is consul general of Bhutan to the United States.
彭措·诺布（Phuntsho Norbu）是不丹驻美国总领事。
Norbu said the government cannot make every person happy.
诺布说，政府不可能让每个人都幸福。
But he said the government should "create the right conditions" to help people find happiness.
他说，但政府应该“创造适当的条件”，帮助人们找到幸福。
In California, lawmakers recently heard from experts about the things that make people happy and how public officials can support people's happiness.
加利福尼亚州的议员最近听取了专家们的的意见，了解了让人们幸福的事物以及政府官员可以如何帮助人们获得幸福。
Meliksah Demir is a professor of happiness at California State University, Sacramento.
梅利克萨·德米尔（Meliksah Demir）是加州州立大学萨克拉门托分校研究幸福学的教授。
Demir said research shows that leisure activities, social relationships and life situations affect a person's happiness.
德米尔说，研究表明，休闲活动、社会关系和生活状况会影响一个人的幸福感。
He added that public officials can help by investing in mental health resources, adding green spaces and teaching about the value of happiness early on in schools.
他补充说，政府官员可以通过投资心理健康资源、增加绿地和在学校尽早教授幸福的价值来提供帮助。
Rendon said California is behind many parts of the world in looking at happiness in policymaking.
伦登说，加利福尼亚州在制定政策时关注幸福感方面落后于世界许多地区。
He said he wanted to create the happiness committee after seeing a yearly report on happiness by the United Nations.
他说，在看到联合国关于幸福的年度报告后，他希望成立幸福委员会。
Last year's happiness report said that the way people view the effectiveness of government can influence their happiness.
去年的幸福报告指出，人们对政府效率的看法会影响他们的幸福感。
The United States was 15th in the world happiness ranking based on a three-year average from 2020 to 2022.
据2020 至2022年的三年平均值，美国在世界幸福感排名中位居第15位。
Scandinavian countries, including Finland and Iceland, ranked the highest.
包括芬兰和冰岛在内的斯堪的纳维亚国家排名最高。
Kristina Bas Hamilton is a long-time labor supporter in California.
克里斯蒂娜·巴斯·汉密尔顿（Kristina Bas Hamilton）长期以来一直是加利福尼亚州的一名劳工支持者。
"Government's role is to provide for its people," Bas Hamilton said.
巴斯·汉密尔顿说：“政府的职责是给人民提供所需”。
"The goal is to have happy citizens. That's the goal of all public policy."
“我们的目标是让公民幸福。这是所有公共政策的目标。”
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