11. The safest place in the world: Tokyo. 最安全的地方——东京 当地语言:日语 Despite being the world’s most populated city, the Economist Intelligence Unit rated Tokyo as the world’s safest place in 2015, with extra-high scores for cybersecurity. 尽管是世界上人口最多的城市,《经济学人》还是把东京评为了2015世界上最安全的城市,这主要得益于东京在网络安全方面的高分。
12. The smallest island in the world: Bishop Rock, England. 最小的岛屿—— 毕晓普岩 当地语言:英语 Bishop rock is around 46 × 16 meters long and located about 28 miles off the southwestern coast of the Cornish peninsula in England. In the Middle Ages, criminals were dropped off with days’ worth of bread and left to fend off the elements. 毕晓普岩大小约莫46x16米,位于距离康沃尔半岛西南海岸28英里处。
13. The most remote island in the world: Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena. 最离岸的岛屿——特里斯坦·库尼亚·海伦娜岛 当地语言:英语 The city nearest to Tristan da Cunha is Cape Town, located nearly 1,743 miles away in South Africa. 离岛最近的开普敦也要近1743英里
14. The coldest inhabited place in the world: Oymyakon, Russia. 最寒冷的居住地—— 俄罗斯奥伊米亚康村 当地语言:俄语 Winter temperatures in Oymyakon can drop as low as -58°F (-50°C), while the lowest recorded temperature for the town was -96.16°F (-71.2°C), in 1924. 该地区冬季气温可降至58°F(50°C),而最低温度记录实在1924年甚至达到了 96.16°F(71.2°C)。
15. The highest elevation in the world: Mount Everest, China–Nepal border. 最高峰——位于尼泊尔和中国边境的珠峰 当地语言:汉语 藏语 尼泊尔语 At 29,028 feet tall, Mount Everest is considered to have the highest elevation in the world. 29028英尺的高度让珠峰成为世界屋脊
16. The farthest point from the Earth’s center: Chimborazo, Ecuador. 离地心最远的地方——厄瓜多尔的钦博拉索 当地语言:西班牙语 While Mount Everest is the tallest point measured from sea level, the Earth isn’t a perfect sphere. If we calculate the farthest point from the Earth’s center, the winner would be Chimborazo, Ecuador. 虽然珠峰是地球上最高的地方,但是这是相较于海平面计算的。可是地球并不是一个标准的正球体。所以如果以地心计算,钦博拉索拔得了头筹
17. The lowest elevation in the world: Dead Sea. 最低的地方——以色列的死海 当地语言:希伯来语 The Dead Sea is approximately 1,360 feet below sea level and is one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water. 死海的海拔差不多要低于海平面1360英尺。同时它也是世界上最咸的湖泊。
18. The deepest cave in the world: Krubera Cave, Abkhazia, Georgia. 最深的洞穴——位于格鲁吉亚阿布哈兹的科鲁伯拉山洞 当地语言:格鲁吉亚语 Since its initial exploration in 1956, Krubera Cave has been mapped at 7,208 feet deep and 8 miles long.
自从1956年首次探索以来,科鲁伯拉山洞被照测有7208英尺深,8英里长。
19. The highest waterfall in the world: Angel Falls, Venezuela. 最大的瀑布——委内瑞拉的天使瀑布 当地语言:西班牙语 At 3,212 feet tall, Angel Falls is known the tallest waterfall on planet Earth. 瀑布从3212英尺的高度飞流直下,是先知最地球上最高的瀑布。
20. The most expensive place in the world: Singapore. 最贵的地方——新加坡 当地语言:英语 According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2016 Worldwide Cost of Living survey, this city has held this spot for the last three years. 在《经济学人》2016全球生活成本调查中,新加坡再拔头筹,已经是三连冠了。
21. The happiest place in the world: Denmark. 幸福感最高的地方——丹麦 当地语言:丹麦语 According to the 2016 United Nation’s World Happiness Report, Denmark takes the crown as place with the happiest people living there! 2016联合国幸福报告中显示,丹麦人民的幸福感位居世界榜首。
22. The most-visited place in the world: London. 第一旅游地——伦敦 当地语言:英语 London beats out second-place Bangkok as the world’s most-visited location, with around 18.82 million international visitors each year. 伦敦以每年1882万名国际游客的数量,击败了第二名的泰国曼谷,成为世界第一大出境游目的地。
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