Bangkok has once again been named the "World's Best City" by Travel & Leisure magazine. The Thai capital has received the honor in each of the last four years. The title of world's best city was determined by questionnaires the magazine sent to its readers. When the responses were compiled, Bangkok topped the list with a score of 90.42%, followed by Istanbul, Turkey at 89.9% and Florence, Italy at 89.8%. Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand ranked 10th with a score of 88.1%. The magazine said each city was rated according to six criteria: sights, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people, shopping, and value. The magazine will formally present the award to the Bangkok governor on July 18 in a ceremony in New York City.
Bangkok Post
Kata-kata penting:
determined = ditentukan
compiled = dikumpulkan
criteria = kriteria
sights = pemandangan
ceremony = acara/ upacara
A survey by international calling firm VIP Communications found that 51 percent of football fans would be willing to starve themselves for a week in exchange for their national squad winning the World Cup. More than 40 percent offered to give up dating for a year, while 7 percent said they would gladly give up their job to see their country win the title. And, 4 percent said they were willing to give away a body part. Taking part in the survey were 20,000 people who live in North America but hail from countries with teams in this year’s World Cup in South Africa.
Reuters
Kata-kata penting:
Survey (n.) = survei, peninjauan, penelitian
To starve themselves (v.) = membuat diri kelaparan
Squad (n.) = regu, tim
Hail (v.) = berasal
Body part (n.) = bagian tubuh, anggota tubuh