缅甸和伊拉克是最慷慨的国家.docVIP

缅甸和伊拉克是最慷慨的国家 Myanmar was for decades ruled by an oppressive military junta. However, since the country returned to democratic ways, things have changed. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has just stated that Myanmar is home to the worlds most generous people. It is the third successive year for the country to achieve this accolade. The CAF World Giving Index found that 91 per cent of Myanmar residents gave money to charity in the past year, 62 per cent helped a stranger, and 55 per cent claimed they had volunteered. An economic adviser to Myanmars president said: The results demonstrate very sharply how a poor country can be a rich one through its generosity, by focusing on giving rather than getting. The report also found that people in Iraq are the kindest to strangers. Eight in 10 Iraqis are reported to have helped someone they dont know in the past year. The BBC commented on how significant this statistic was, given the turmoil Iraq has been in for years because of war. It stated that: It is the kindness of Iraqis…to complete strangers in the face of years of conflict and terrible violence which stands out in the list. John Low, CEO of the Charities Aid Foundation, said: The generosity of people, even in countries suffering from disaster and turmoil, is truly humbling. He added: Unconditional gifts of time and money are a life-changing force for good in the world. 1.oppressive adj.沉重的；压迫的 This country still had a deeply oppressive, unequal and divisive political system. 这个国家的政治体制依然残暴异常，缺少平等，四分五裂。 2.generous adj.慷慨的，大方的 Not everyone thinks that the government is being particularly generous. 并非所有人都认为政府特别慷慨。 3.successive adj.连续的，相继的 Successive regimes annexed the region and populated it with lowland people. 各继任政权吞并了该地区，并将低地的人们迁移到了这里。 4.humbling adj.令人羞辱的 The account of spiritual struggle that follows has a humbling and numinous power. 之后关于精神挣扎的叙述有一种令人心生卑微之感的神秘力量。 5.unconditional adj.无条件的，绝对的 Children need unconditional love. 孩子们需要无条件的爱。 1.The results demonstrat