全世界最安全的國家是⋯⋯
The Economist has released their latest study on the world’s safest cities, with Tokyo once again topping the list.
《經濟學人》雜誌公佈最新全球最安全城市調查，東京再度蟬聯排行榜之首 。
The Safety Cities Index 2017, produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit, assessed and ranked 60 cities worldwide based on four criteria— digital security, health, infrastructure and personal safety.
經濟學人智庫撰寫的「2017全球安全城市指數報告」根據四項標準評分並排名全世界60個城市，包括數位安全、衛生安全、基礎建設安全和個人安全。
assess(v.)評估;衡量criteria(n.)(複數)標準 criterion(n.)(單數)標準security(n.)保護(措施);安全(保障)
The Japanese capital took the top spot for the third consecutive year with an overall score of 89.8, leading the world in digital security, coming in second for health security, fourth for personal security and 12th for infrastructure security.
東京以89.8分連續3年奪冠，其中數位安全得分為全球最高，衛生安全排名全球第二，個人安全排名第四，基礎建設安全排名第十二。
consecutive(adj.)連續的=straightdigital security(n.)數位安全come in 序數 排名…infrastructure(n.)基礎建設
Singapore and Osaka took second and third places respectively as in 2015, but there were other significant changes in the top 10.
新加坡和大阪和2015年一樣名列第二和第三，但是其他排名前10的城市有明顯的變動。
respectively(adv.)個別地;各自地significant(adj.)明顯的;重大的
Stockholm, which was fourth in 2015, slipped to eighth, Amsterdam fell one place to sixth, Zurich fell from seventh to 10th, and New York plummeted from 10th to 21st.
斯德哥爾摩在2015年排名第四，今年下滑到第八，阿姆斯特丹下降1位來到第六名，蘇黎世從第七掉到第十，紐約則從第十名驟降到第二十一名。
slip(v.)下滑plummet(v.)重挫;急遽下滑=tumble=plunge
Notably, no US city has made it to the top 10 due to the nation’s failing infrastructure, according to the Economist.
值得注意的是，沒有任何美國城市擠進前十名，《經濟學人》指出是因為國家基礎建設日漸衰敗的緣故。
infrastructure(n.)基礎建設
The highest-ranking US city is San Francisco at 15th place.
排名最高的美國城市是舊金山，位居第十五。
highest-ranking(adj.)排名最高的
Taipei was ranked 22nd with an overall score of 80.70, coming in sixth in the category of personal security, 31st in digital security, 14th in health security, and 26th in infrastructure security.
台北以總分80.70排名全球第二十二，個人安全排名第六，信息安全排名第三十一，衛生安全排名第十四，基礎建設安全排名第二十六。
The report found that overall, the world is becoming more dangerous.
報告發現，整體而言，世界變得越來越不安全。
“With two exceptions (Madrid, which is up 13 points and Seoul, up six), cities tend to have fallen in the index since 2015,” the report said.
報告指出2015年後各城市的安全指數都下降了，只有兩個城市例外（馬德里提高13分，首爾提高6分）。
exception(n.)例外
Citing recent terror attacks in London, Paris and Barcelona, the report cautioned that wealthy urban centers are increasingly becoming targets of terrorists.
以最近發生在倫敦、巴黎和巴賽隆納的恐怖攻擊為例，《經濟學人》的研究警告收入高的城市中心越來越有可能成為恐怖份子的目標。
terror attacks恐怖攻擊caution(v.)警告;告誡
The study also notes that growing inequalities among people can trigger “violent outbursts such as the 2011 London riots”.
報告也提到，不斷加劇的社會不平等可能會觸發「如2011年倫敦暴動一般的動亂」。
inequality(n.)不平等outburst(n.)(尤指憤怒情緒的)爆發;迸發riot(n.)暴動