印度最宜居城市遭美国网友吐槽

 One of the most difficult financialdecisions one has to make in life is to decide the place where they wouldchoose to stay. The location one chooses is influenced by a host of pros¹ andcons. The cost of living, the availability of economic opportunities, thequality of life, education facilities, among others are some of the manydeciding factors.

一个人一生中最难作出的经济决策之一就是选择在哪里生活。这其中有很多利害因素。生活成本，经济机会大小，生活质量，教育设施，等等这些都是决定性的因素。

CHENNAI - 150

金奈

Mercer, the global human resourcesconsulting firm, has released² its 18th annual Quality of Living Survey, listing2016 city rankings of best places to live in.

全球人力资源公司美世咨询发布了其第18份年度生活质量调查，列出了2016年最宜居城市排名。

PUNE - 144

普纳

Mercer evaluated local living conditions inmore than 440 cities surveyed worldwide according to 39 factors, grouped in 10categories such as political and social environment, economic environment,socio-cultural environment, medical and health considerations, schools andeducation, public services and transportation, recreation, consumer goods,housing, and natural environment.

该公司利用39个指标对全世界440多个城市进行了生活条件评估，包括了政治与社会环境，经济环境，社会文化环境，医疗卫生条件，学校和教育，公共设施和交通，娱乐，消费产品，住房以及自然环境。

KOLKATA - 160

加尔各答

As per the Mercer ranking, Hyderabad hasbeen ranked as the best city in India to stay in with a ranking of 139 out of 230cities in the world. Pune has been selected as the second best Indian city witha rank of 144. Other Indian cities that found a place in the list are:Bangalore (145), Chennai (150), Mumbai (152), Kolkata (160), and New Delhi(161).

根据该公司排名，海德拉巴位居印度第一，在全球230个城市中排名139。位列第二的是西部城市普纳，全球排名144。其余上榜的印度城市包括班加罗尔（145），金奈（150），孟买（152），加尔各答（160）以及新德里（161）。

1 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。