“全球最聰明國家與地區榜”發佈 中國位列第三
英國Vouchercloud門戶網站近日編制了一份“全球最聰明國家與地區”榜單，排名基於三大因素——諾貝爾獎獲得者人數、人口平均智商以及小學生學習成績，認爲這三個因素分別代表一個國家國民過去、現在、未來一代的智力。中國在榜單中排第三位，單項排名分別爲第21、第2和第7。
榜單前10位。
Collectively, we humans are a pretty clever bunch. During our short time on this planet we’ve split the atom, traveled to space, built the limited slip differential and invented an umbrella for dogs. Yep, all clever stuff.
從整體來看，我們人類已經夠聰明瞭。人類在地球上誕生髮展並不算長久的歷史進程中，我們分裂了原子、去太空旅行、建造了限滑差速器、還發明瞭狗狗專用雨傘。是的，這都需要智慧。
limited slip differential：限滑差速器
But (most of) these inventions, discoveries and great leaps forward are collective efforts rather than the inspired genius and toil of one lonely, dedicated man or woman. Which begs the question (sort of), of which is the cleverest nation in the world?
但大部分發明創造以及科學進步都是集體智慧的結晶，而並非某個堅忍不拔的人的天分和辛勤勞作的產物。那麼問題來了，哪個國家或地區的人們最聰明呢？
Which people have contributed the most to our advancement as a species? Which does best at school, and which has the highest IQ? All important contributing factors when deciding where to visit next, no doubt. Luckily though, Vouchercloud has done the legwork for you and diligently researched and ranked the top 25 countries in the world by intelligence.
哪個國家和地區的人們對人類的整體發展貢獻最大呢？哪個國家和地區的學生成績最好？國民智商最高？這無疑都是決定下次到訪哪裏的重要影響因素。幸運的是，Vouchercloud網站已經爲您進行了詳細調查，並排出了全球25個最聰明國家和地區榜單。
legwork[ˈlegwɜ:k]：n. 外出蒐集情況的工作（如新聞採訪、案件調查等）
It quantifies intelligence to include the number of Nobel Prizes each nation has won to represent historic intelligence, the current average IQ and ‘education attainment’ to represent the potential intelligence of the next generation.
網站將“聰明”量化爲每個國家和地區的諾貝爾得獎者人數（代表過去的智力）、目前國民的平均智商分數、以及“教育素養”（代表未來一代的智力）。
Asia and Europe dominate the list, with Japan taking the top spot thanks to its high placing across all three metrics where it came fifth overall in the school test ranking and sixth overall in both Nobel prizes and current IQ.
亞洲和歐洲在排行榜中占主導地位，日本排在榜單首位，這是因爲該國在三項排名中都很靠前，小學生成績排在第五、諾貝爾得獎者人數和目前的平均智商都排在第六。
The US comes in an impressive fourth, although its ranking is flattered greatly by its extraordinary dominance in the Nobel category where at 368 prizes, it has nearly treble the UK in second place. However, in the current IQ the US comes a lowly 28th and school ranking a middling 13th – neither of which bodes well for its future ranking.
美國排名也很靠前，位列第四，這主要得益於諾貝爾獎獲得者人數全球第一，達368人，是第二名英國獲諾貝爾獎人數的近3倍。但是美國目前的人均智商僅排第28位、學生成績排名中等，位列第13，這兩項排名對美國的未來而言可能不是個好兆頭。
treble[ˈtrebl]：adj. 三倍的
And while Europe has an impressive five nations in the current top ten – Switzerland in second, Netherlands in fifth, Russia in sixth, Belgium in seventh and the UK in eighth – it’s Asia that points to the future. Coming in at 25th on the ranking is Singapore – its position greatly skewed by its lowly ranking of 73rd for Nobel prizes when it ranks first in both current IQ and education attainment.
綜合排名前十中，歐洲國家佔了五個，分別是瑞士（第二位）、荷蘭（第五位）、俄羅斯（第六位）、比利時（第七位）和英國（第八位）。而未來大有希望的是亞洲的一些國家和地區。新加坡排在榜單第25位，該國諾貝爾獲獎者人數排在第73位，拉低了總排名，但目前的國民平均智商和教育素養兩項都排在第一。
Nobel prizes
諾貝爾獎
The top 25 countries by Nobel Prize are, unsurprisingly, dominated by the Western world. Don’t expect that to stay the same over the coming years though, as the inexorable march of Asia’s intelligentsia rightly garners more and more awards.
不出所料的是，諾貝爾獎獲得者最多的25個國家和地區主要來自西方。別以爲今後還會如此，亞洲知識界的進步勢不可擋，正獲得越來越多的諾貝爾獎。
inexorable[ɪn'eks(ə)rəb(ə)l]：不屈不撓的；不可阻擋的；無法改變的
中國在該項中排名第21。
Current national IQ
目前的國民智商
You’ll have to scroll down to seventh to step out of Asia on this list, with Finland the first Western country to make its mark. Go Asia! While the US doesn’t even make the top 25 for national IQ, it’s perhaps surprising to see Mongolia storming into 12th spot with an average IQ bang on 100.
這一項排名的前六名均是亞洲國家和地區。芬蘭排在第七，是榜單中排名最高的西方國家。前進吧，亞洲！美國甚至沒能躋身這一單項榜單的前25名，但人們會很意外地發現，蒙古國以平均智商100分的成績位居第12。
中國在該項中排名第2。
School achievement
小學生成績
No huge surprise given the IQ rankings, but Asia takes the top five spots for pupils achieving an advanced score at school. Russia takes the best of the rest medal in sixth spot while the US comes in at 13th. The UK is nowhere to be seen but if there’s one surprise on the list, it’s most likely Kazakhstan in ninth.
考慮到智商排名，學生成績的排名也就不讓人意外了。小學生學習成績排行榜的前五名都是亞洲國家和地區。此外，俄羅斯排在第六，在其餘國家和地區中表現最好，而美國排在第13。英國根本沒能上榜，但如果說榜單上有個國家讓人驚喜的話，那最可能是排在第九的哈薩克斯坦。
中國在該項中排名第7。
