閱讀難度：

Somalia, plagued by widespread lawlessness, piracy and an ineffective central government, tops an index of failed states for the fourth year in a row, CNN reported.

It was followed by three other African nations -- Chad, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

These rankings of 177 nations were compiled by the Fund for Peace.

Three Scandinavian states ranked the best. Finland was able to claim the lowest spot on the list followed by Norway and then Sweden.（點(diǎn)擊美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)查看原文）

索馬里連續(xù)四年成最失敗國

?????? 據(jù)美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)報(bào)道，索馬里連續(xù)四年位列“最失敗國家”榜首，原因是該國治安混亂、海盜猖獗和政府無作為。

?????? 另外三個(gè)非洲國家緊隨其后，分別是：乍得、蘇丹、剛果民主共和國。

?????? 這份排名由美國智庫“和平基金會(huì)”統(tǒng)計(jì)發(fā)布，今年共調(diào)查了全球177個(gè)國家。

?????? 在指數(shù)的另一端，斯堪的納維亞半島上有三個(gè)國家位列“最成功國家”。芬蘭分?jǐn)?shù)首超挪威成為“最成功國家”，瑞典排名第三。

(China.org.cn June 23, 2011)