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Words and phrases

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Translation

The research section of British magazine The Economist on the 30th released its rankings of major cities in the world in terms of public safety, medical care and other aspects, and Tokyo was ranked the world¡¯s safest city. Singapore was ranked second and Osaka came in third. The research was conducted for the third time since 2015 and 2017, with Tokyo topping the list the past two times.

The rankings are compiled under sponsor NEC. Safety was assessed in 60 major cities using more than 50 indicators including ¡°the cancer mortality rate,¡± ¡°deaths due to natural disasters,¡± ¡°PC virus infection rates¡± and ¡°the rate of violent crimes.¡±

Answers

1) In what terms was the safety of major cities assessed?

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Public safety, medical care and so on.

2) Which cities were ranked second and third?

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Singapore and Osaka.

3) What were some of the (safety) indicators?

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Cancer mortality rate, deaths due to natural disasters, PC virus infection rates and rate of violent crimes.