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The best cities to live in are revealed

Summary

6 August 2012

Where's the best place to live if you like going to the theatre? Or nice restaurants? Or night clubs? The World Cities Culture Report 2012 has just been released and reveals all.

Reporter:

Beth McLeod

Report

Boris Johnson, mayor of London:

People are coming from around the world, and they're seeing the greatest city on earth, aren't they!

The mayor of London Boris Johnson has been bigging up the Olympic host city, as thousands of visitors arrive for the games. But is it, as he says, "the greatest city on earth"? A new report that compares the cultural offerings of 12 of the world's major cities seeks to answer that question.

It shows that London has the most museums and comedy performances of the 12 cities, but that Paris comes out on top for cinemas and live music venues¹, New York has the greatest number of public libraries and theatres, and Istanbul has more historical sites than anywhere else on the list.

The other cities featured in the report were Berlin, Shanghai, Johannesburg, Sydney, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Tokyo. The researchers used 60 different indicators² to compile the report and Richard Naylor is one of the authors.

Richard Naylor, author of the study:

Culture is quite intimately entwined with the economic fortunes of cities and it contributes not just in terms of the actual direct amount of GDP generated by culture but also through, kind of, creating the excitement and dynamism of those cities that attracts, not just tourists, but also people who want to come and live and work in those cities.

The report was commissioned for a cultural summit in London that's bringing together representatives from around the world to discuss how to create successful cities. For emerging economies - like Shanghai, Sao Paulo and Mumbai - the most salient point is that the best and brightest want to live in places with vibrant³ cultural sectors⁴. And so the cafes, record shops and parks detailed⁵ in the report are not just nice things to have, but in fact essential to their city's future economic success.

1 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

2 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。

3 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

4 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。