最新的《经济学人》公布最新全球城市生活成本排名--巴黎高居首位,与香港、新加坡并列。
以下是BBC原文【译文附后】:
【1】Paris has come top of a ranking of the world"s most expensive cities, alongside Hong Kong and Singapore.
【2】It"s the first time three cities have shared the top spot in the 30-year history of the annual Economist Intelligence Unit survey. The French capital - ranked second most expensive last year - is one of four European cities in the top 10.
【3】The survey compares the cost of 160 items, such as food, drink, transport, utility bills, and rent, in 133 cities. The annual index was designed to help companies calculate cost-of-living expenses for expatriates and business travellers.
【4】Report author Roxana Slavcheva said Paris had been among the top 10 most expensive cities since and was "extremely expensive" to live in.
"Only alcohol, transport and tobacco offer value for money compared with other European cities," she said.
【世界生活成本最高城市】
并列第一:新加坡 巴黎 香港
第四名:苏黎世(瑞士)
并列第五名:日内瓦(瑞士) 大阪(日本)
并列第七名:南朝鲜首尔 哥本哈根(丹麦) 纽约(美国)
并列第十名:特拉维夫(以色列) 洛杉矶(美国)
【单词汇总】
item n.项目
index n.指数
calculate v.计算
expense n.成本
expatriate n.移居海外者
【译文参考】
【1】巴黎携手香港、新加坡一起,成为世界上生活成本最高的城市。
【2】在《经济学人》智库(Economist Intelligence Unit) 30年的年度调查中,这是三个城市首次并列榜首。法国首都巴黎——去年排名第二昂贵的城市——是进入前十名的四个欧洲城市之一。
【3】调查比较了133个城市的160项开支,如食物、饮料、交通、水电费和房租。该年度指数旨在帮助企业计算外籍人士和商务旅行者的生活成本。
【4】报告作者罗克珊娜·斯拉夫人说,自以来,巴黎一直是全球生活成本最高的10个城市之一,而且巴黎的生活成本“极其昂贵”。
她说:“与其他欧洲城市相比,只有酒精、交通和烟草才物有所值。”
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