每年有一个叫做Economist Intelligence

　　Unit（简称EIU）的组织会对全球140多个国家进行调查，最终出炉一个全球最宜居城市的排名。

　　今年哪个城市占据了榜首呢，让我们结合雅思part 2的这道题目Describe a country or city where you want to live or work in the future. 来揭晓答案。

　　该话题参考文本

　　[简单介绍城市]Melbourne is the second-most populous city in Australia and rates highly in many aspects, such as education, and health care, making it the world’s most livable city. The reason why I want to live there is self-explanatory.

　　[原因1-花园之都]It is often referred to as garden city, boasting an abundance of parks and gardens, let alone the spectacular tree-lined avenues. Just the thought of living there thrills me.

　　[原因2-学府之都]Melbourne is the home to some most prominent and well-known schools, attracting millions of students to further their study for it is, after all, ranked the world’s fourth top university city. The University of Melbourne is definitely not a miss when it comes to education, given that four Australian prime ministers have graduated from there.

　　[总结]To speak in a nutshell, Melbourne is tailor-made for those who pursue a prime life.

　　该话题关键词

　　1. self-explanatory adj. 无需解释的，不言自明的

　　2. boast v. 拥有（值得自豪的东西）

　　3. let alone 更不用说

　　4. after all 毕竟

　　5. given that 因为，由于，表示一种解释说明

　　6. to speak in a nutshell 总而言之

　　7. tailor-made adj. 量身定做的，合适的