多伦多名列世界最有活力的城市

 　　VANCOUVER, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A survey report released Tuesday ranked Toronto as the world's most resilient city.

　　Vancouver was the second most resilient city, to be followed by Calgary, also a Canadian city, Chicago and Pittsburgh, according to the Grosvenor Group "Resilient Cities" report which studied the ability of 50 major cities in the world to deal with issues such as climate change and population growth.

　　The five least resilient cities were Dhaka, Jakarta, Cairo, Manila and Mumbai.

　　"Cities are like society and people," said Richard Barkham, Grosvenor Group research director. "Some of them have a better ability to adapt and plan and organize themselves as a community."

　　The report said Canadian cities fared well because they are generally well governed, well planned and have good access to resources, including water and energy.

　　An overall resiliency ranking was set after determining the cities' vulnerability to negative events and their ability to adapt to change and cope with adverse¹ issues.

　　Vancouver received top marks in every vulnerability category except climate vulnerability, as its low-lying coastal² location makes it "especially vulnerable" to the sea level rising by an estimated one meter over the next century.

　　The report said U.S. cities don't score particularly well in vulnerability categories because inequality in some cities leads to social tension, utilities lack investment and urban sprawl³ leads to the over-consumption of land.

1 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 sprawl   

vi.躺卧，扩张，蔓延；vt.使蔓延；n.躺卧，蔓延

参考例句：

• In our garden,bushes are allowed to sprawl as they will.在我们园子里，灌木丛爱怎么蔓延就怎么蔓延。
• He is lying in a sprawl on the bed.他伸开四肢躺在床上。