双语阅读：东京获评全球最佳美食城市.

　　东京获评全球最佳美食城市

　　Tokyo tops for food lovers

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　　Tokyo is the hottest city for food lovers for a second consecutive year because of its abundance of innovative restaurants and superb ingredients, according to a US food magazine.

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　　Barcelona came in second, followed by Copenhagen, London and New York in Food & Wine Magazine&aposs fourth annual list of top cities to go for cutting-edge cuisine and vibrant food scenes.

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　　"Tokyo is the best food city hands down," Jen Murphy, the magazine&aposs travel editor, said. "That&aposs where chs are going for innovations. There&aposs also a history of food traditions. They are so far ahead of us."

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　　All the top cities on the list offer "fantastic food at all price points," Murphy added.

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　　In a surprise move, Paris with its abundance of Michelin-star restaurants fell off the list after placing second last year.

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　　While this was not a slam against French cuisine, which remains top-notch, Murphy explained, "Right now, there&aposs no new excitement to the food scene there."

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　　The global dining scene, meanwhile, has been adversely affected by the economic downturn. For example, Moscow was in contention for a spot on the magazine&aposs list this year, but it dropped out of the running as the Russian economy soured, according to Murphy.

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　　While diners may be eating out less, chs around the world are still creating dishes with unusual ingredients.

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　　"There will always be die-hard foodies who will fly to Copenhagen to taste them," Murphy said.

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　　Vocabulary:

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　　hands down:unquestionably (毫无疑问地;简单地)

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　　die-hard:stubbornly resisting change or clinging to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause( 顽固地

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　　据美国一家美食杂志日前公布的一项排行榜，东京凭借其林立的创意餐厅和一流的菜式，连续第二年被美食爱好者评为最佳美食城市。

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　　巴塞罗那位居第二，其次是哥本哈根、伦敦和纽约。这是《美食与美酒》杂志第四次公布最佳美食和活力美食文化城市年度排行。

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　　杂志旅游编辑珍•莫非说：“东京是当之无愧的最佳美食之都，是厨师们实现创新的地方。而且东京的美食传统文化源远流长，远在我们之上。”

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　　莫非说，在上榜的所有城市中，食客们都能品尝到“各种价位的美食”。

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　　让人惊讶的是，去年的亚军得主、拥有很多米其林星级餐厅的巴黎今年竟然跌出了排行榜。

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　　对依然堪称世界一流的法国美食而言，这并非什么打击，但莫非解释说：“如今，法国美食没有什么新的活力。”

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　　同时，全球美食业受到了眼下经济衰退的冲击。据莫菲介绍，莫斯科也参与了今年排行榜的角逐，但因俄罗斯经济衰退未能入选。

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　　尽管如今人们外出就餐减少，但世界各地的厨师们仍在尝试用各种不同寻常的食材来制作美食。

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　　莫非说：“总是会有一些铁杆美食爱好者千里迢迢地飞往哥本哈根去品尝美食。”