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A group of Labour MPs, among them Yvette Cooper, are bringing in the new year with a call to institute a UK “town of culture” award.

包括伊薇特·库珀在内的一批工党议员以一项倡议迎接新年：设立英国“文化之镇”奖。

Britain’s towns, it is true, are not prevented from applying, but they generally lack the resources to put together a bid to beat their bigger competitors.

诚然，英国的城镇并未被禁止申请，但它们通常缺乏资源来准备一份能击败更大竞争对手的申办方案。

A town of culture award could, it is argued, become an annual event, attracting funding and creating jobs.

有人认为，“文化之镇”奖可以成为一项年度盛事，吸引资金并创造就业。

A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of self-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itself for the post-Brexit world: after town of culture, who knows what will follow — village of culture?

愤世嫉俗者可能会揣测，英国为了在脱欧后的世界中重塑自我而孤注一掷，正濒临陷入一场无休止的自我庆祝狂热：在“文化之镇”之后，谁知道接下来会是什么——“文化之村”？

A “town of culture” could be not just about the arts but about honouring a town’s peculiarities — helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people.

“文化之镇”可以不仅关乎艺术，还关乎尊重一个城镇的独特之处——帮助维系其商业街，支持当地设施，最重要的是赞美当地的人民。

A “town of culture” could be not just about the arts but about honouring a town’s peculiarities — helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people.

“文化之镇”可以不仅关乎艺术，还关乎尊重一个城镇的独特之处——帮助维系其商业街，支持当地设施，最重要的是赞美当地的人民。

Cooper and her colleagues argue that a “town of culture” award could ____

库珀和她的同事们认为，“文化之镇”奖可以____

consolidate the town-city ties in Britain.

巩固英国城镇与城市之间的联系。

promote cooperation among Britain’s towns.

促进英国城镇之间的合作。

increase the economic strength of Britain’s towns.

增强英国城镇的经济实力。

But mayors and councillors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.

但对于一个远远超出任何一个城镇范围的问题，市长和议员们所能做的十分有限。

For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country.

有史以来第一次，住在城镇的人比住在乡村的人多。

The sensible place to build new houses, factories and offices is where people are, in cities and towns where infrastructure is in place.

建造新住房、工厂和办公楼的明智之地是人们聚居的地方，即基础设施已经到位的城镇。

Rural towns and villages have grown and will always grow.

乡村城镇和村庄一直在发展，也将始终发展下去。

Half a century of town and country planning has enabled it to retain an enviable rural coherence, while still permitting low-density urban living.

半个世纪的城乡规划使英国保持了令人羡慕的乡村整体风貌，同时仍允许低密度的城市生活。

the town-and-country planning in Britain.

英国的城乡规划。

It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home.

可能是你上班的通勤路，进城的路，或者回家的路。

Generally however British land artists preferred to get away from towns, gravitating towards landscapes that are traditionally considered beautiful such as the Lake District or the Wiltshire Downs.

然而总体来说，英国大地艺术家更喜欢远离城镇，倾向于那些传统上被认为美丽的风景，如湖区或威尔特郡丘陵。

Pyle was famous for covering the [human] side of the war, writing about the dirt-snow-and-mud soldiers, not how many miles were [gained] or what towns were captured or liberated.

派尔以报道战争中人性的一面而闻名，他书写的是在泥土、雪地和泥泞中摸爬滚打的士兵，而不是攻占了多少英里土地，或是哪些城镇被攻克、被解放。