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Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's GDP measures "everything except that which makes life worthwhile." With Britain voting to leave the European Union, and GDP already predicted to slow as a result, it is now a timely moment to assess what he was referring to.

罗伯特·肯尼迪曾说过，一个国家的海内出产总值可以权衡“除了让糊口有价值外的一切工作”。英国投票决定脱离欧盟，估量会致使海内出产总值下滑，此刻正是评价他这句话的最佳时刻。

The question of GDP and its usefulness has annoyed policy makers for over half a century. Many argue that it is a flawed concept. It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do.

海内出产总值的问题登科其感化已经困扰决策圈外人半个多世纪了。很多人暗示，这是一个错误的观念。它权衡的是一些不贰贰主要的工作，却纰漏了主要的方面。

By most recent measures, the UK's GDP has been the envy of the Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures. If everything was going so well, then why did over 17 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings about what it could do to their country's economic prospects?

近来数据显示，英国低掉业率和高增长数据全都打破记载，其海内出产总值令西方列国羡慕。假如真的是一切都进行地很顺利，那么为什么会有1700多万人非要投票脱欧，完全不贰贰顾这一行为对国家经济前景的威胁呢？

A recent annual study of countries and their ability to convert growth into well-being sheds some light on that question.

近来关于国家登科其将经济增长转化为公众幸福感的年度研究必然水平上注解了这个问题的原因。

Across the 163 countries measured, the UK is one of the poorest performers in ensuring that economic growth is translated into meaningful improvements for its citizens. Rather than just focusing on GDP, over 40 different sets of criteria from health, education and civil society engagement have been measured to get a more rounded assessment of how countries are performing. While all of these countries face their own challenges, there are a number of consistent themes.

关于经济增长是否可以真正改进人民糊口方面，英国事被权衡的163个国家中表示最差的国家之一。该研究并不贰贰仅仅是关注海内出产总值，为了更周围全地权衡一个国家的表示，从健康，教育、民权社会参预等级方面给与了40多种不贰贰同的标准进行权衡。尽管所有国家都面临自身的浮薄战，但有些问题一直存在。

Yes, there has been a budding economic recovery since the 2008 global crash, but in key indicators in areas such as health and education, major economies have continued to decline. Yet this isn't the case with all countries.

是的，08年全球金融危机发生发火以后，经济在不贰贰停规复，但在健康，教育等级主要指标规模，紧张经济体都在连续下滑。但并不贰贰是所有国家都存在这样的问题，平山新闻网，

Some relatively poor European countries have seen huge improvements across measures including civil society, income equality and environment. This is a lesson that rich countries can learn: When GDP is no longer regarded as the sole measure of a country's success, the world looks very different.

一些相对贫穷的欧洲国家在民权社会、收入公和善情况方面有着巨大的改进。这是敷裕国家可以吸取的教训：当海内出产总值不贰贰再作为权衡国家是否告成的独一标准，世界将变得很不贰贰一样。

So what Kennedy was referring to was that while GDP has been the most common method for measuring the economic activity of nations, as a measure, it is no longer enough. It does not include important factors such as environmental quality or education outcomes — all things that contribute to a person's sense of well-being.

所以，肯尼迪所指的是，尽管海内出产总值已经成为权衡国家经济勾当最广泛的要领，但是仅仅是一种要领，还不贰贰充沛。因为，它并没有涵盖一些主要的因素，如情况质量或圈外人教育成就——要知道，这些因素凡是才华给一小我私家带来幸福感。

The sharp hit to growth predicted around the world and in the UK could lead to a decline in the everyday services we depend on for our well-being and for growth. But policymakers who refocus efforts on improving well-being rather than simply worrying about GDP figures could avoid the forecasted doom and may even see progress.

全世界以登科英国，都猜度经济增长会受到复杂冲击，这一冲击可能导致我们维持幸福感和经济增长所依靠的日常处事程度下降。但是假如决策圈外人从头关注提升幸福感而不贰贰是仅仅担忧海内出产总值的数据，就能够制止可以预见的经济低迷，实现真正的进步。

重点单词

worthwhile

adj. 值得(做)的

predicte

vt. 预告，预言；预知 vi. 作出预言；作预料，作预告

usefulness

n. 有用；有效性；有益

flawed

adj. 出缺陷的；有瑕疵的；有裂纹的

envy

n. 妒忌，吃醋；羡慕 vt. 妒忌，吃醋；羡慕 vi. 感想吃醋；显示出吃醋

consistent

adj. 持之以恒的，一致的，对峙的

measured

adj. 量过的，慎重的，基于标准的，有韵律的 动词me

avoid

vt. 制止，逃避

convert

v. 调动，(使)改变，使 ... 转变信奉，反正错乱，兑换

contribute

vt. 捐助，投稿 vi. 投稿，孝敬，是原因之一

global

adj. 全球性的，全世界的，球状的，全局的

prospects

n. 预期；前景；潜在顾主；远景展望

annoyed

adj. 愤怒的；沉痾闷的 v. 使懊恼；打搅（annoy

assessment

n. 估价，评估