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吹噓 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產品 of 12 of the world's major cities seeks尋求 to answer that question.
It shows that London has the most museums and comedy喜劇 performances表演 of the 12 cities, but that Paris comes out on top for cinemas and live music venues場地, 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特色 in the report were Berlin, Shanghai, Johannesburg, Sydney, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Tokyo. The researchers used 60 different indicators指標 to compile編寫 the report and Richard Naylor is one of the authors.
Richard Naylor, author of the study:
Culture is quite intimately密切地 entwined纏繞 with the economic fortunes經濟財富 of cities and it contributes貢獻 not just in terms of the actual直接地 direct實際 amount金額 of GDP generated by culture but also through, kind of, creating the excitement意思 and dynamism活力 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代表 from around the world to discuss how to create successful cities. For emerging economies新興經濟體 - like Shanghai, Sao Paulo and Mumbai - the most salient point突出的一點 is that the best and brightest want to live in places with vibrant充滿活力 cultural sectors行業. And so the cafes, record shops and parks detailed in the report are not just nice things to have, but in fact essential to their city's future economic success.
The report was commissioned for a cultural summit in London that's bringing together representatives代表 from around the world to discuss how to create successful cities. For emerging economies新興經濟體 - like Shanghai, Sao Paulo and Mumbai - the most salient point突出的一點 is that the best and brightest want to live in places with vibrant充滿活力 cultural sectors行業. And so the cafes, record shops and parks detailed in the report are not just nice things to have, but in fact essential to their city's future economic success.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/08/120806_witn_culture_city.shtml
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