12月30日英文资讯：全球最聪明的城市 英文, 全球, 资讯

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全球最聪明的城市（福布斯排行）


No. 1: Singapore

第一名：新加坡（市）



The 21st-century successor to 15th-century Venice, this once-impoverished island nation now boasts an income level comparable to the wealthiest Western countries, with a per-capita GDP ahead of most of Europe and Latin America. Singapore Airport is Asia's fifth-largest, and the city's port ranks as the largest container entrepot in the world. Over 6,000 multinational corporations, including 3,600 regional headquarters, are located there, and it was recently ranked No. 1 for ease of doing business.

15世纪的威尼斯在21世纪的重现，这个一度穷困潦倒的岛国如今已蜕变为一个收入水平可与最富有的西方国家相比肩的国家，新加坡的人均GDP领先于大多数欧洲和拉丁美洲国家。新加坡市拥有亚洲第五大机场新加坡机场和全球最大的集装箱转运码头。新加坡市吸引了超过6000家跨国公司进驻，其中有3600家将地区总部设在新加坡市，在最近的全球最适宜经商城市的评选中，新加坡市排名第一。


No. 2: Hong Kong

第二名：香港



As the center of the world economy continues to shift from West to East, Hong Kong is certainly reaping the benefits. Hong Kong Shanghai Bank's chief executive recently relocated there from London. Its per-capita GDP is ranked 15th in the world. The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal have ranked Hong Kong the freest economy in the world.


随着世界经济中心继续从西方向东方转移，香港必然从中受益匪浅。汇丰银行总部最近已从伦敦迁至香港。香港人均GDP全球排名第五，美国传统基金会（The Heritage Foundation）和华尔街日报将香港评为全球最自由的经济体。


No. 3: Curitiba, Brazil

第三名：巴西库里提巴市



This well-run metropolis in southern Brazil is famous for its rapid bus-based transit, used by 70% of its residents, and its balanced, diverse economic development strategy. The city's program of building "lighthouses"--essentially electronic libraries--for poorer residents has become a model for developing cities worldwide. Environmental site Grist recently ranked Curitiba the third "greenest" city in the world.


这个运转良好的巴西南部大都市以其供70%的市民使用的高速公交客运系统，以及平衡而多样的经济发展策略而闻名。库里提巴市为较贫困市民兴建的“灯塔工程”（电子图书馆）已成为全球各发展中国家城市的一个楷模。环保网站Grist最近将库里提巴市评为全球“第三绿色”的城市。