It scored top marks in the survey that ranked 67metropolitan areas with healthy economies on cost of living, housing stocks,educational systems and traffic.
这项调查对美国67个经济健康发展的城市区域进行了排名，评选依据包括生活成本、住宅存量、教育体制和交通状况等。罗利市在评选中得分最高。
"There are several factors that pushed Raleigh tothe top of the list, with it being the only major market that's expanding andgrowing at a rapid pace, resulting in a metropolitan increase of 37 percentsince 2000,' said G. Scott Thomas, a demographer who created the analysis.
人口统计学家G 斯科特 托马斯分析说：“罗利是全美唯一一个快速发展壮大的主要市场，自2000年以来城市扩张达37%，它登上榜首主要受到几个因素的推动。”
"Raleighhas a well-educated workforce and an impressive supply of high-level jobs, notto mention its low unemployment rate and its impressive arrayof bighouses," he added in a statement.
他在一项声明中说：“罗利的劳动力素质高，高端职位多，失业率低，大房子数量多。”
Washington came second in the survey, followed by Minneapolis-St. Paul,Bridgeport-Stamford in Connecticut and Salt Lake City.
华盛顿名列第二，其次是明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗地区以及康涅狄格州的布里奇波特-斯坦福地带和盐湖城。
Bakersfield and Fresno in California came in at the very bottom of thelist because their high poverty rate and low scores in the major categories.
加利福尼亚的贝克尔斯菲尔德和弗雷斯诺在排行榜中垫底，因为这两个城市的贫困率高，在主要评比项中得分较低。
"Bakersfieldhas the highest poverty rate of any major market, as well as the lightestconcentration of management and professional jobs, weakest inventoryof bighouses, and smallest percentages in the three educational categories that trackadults with high school diplomas, bachelor's degrees and advanceddegrees," Thomas explained.
托马斯解释说：“贝克尔斯菲尔德的贫困率居美国主要地区市场之首，此外该地区管理和专业类工作少，大房子数量少；在三个教育项评选中，拥有高中文凭、本科学历和高级学历的成年人比例最低。”
New Orleans and Memphis also scored low in thepoll, while Denver came in at No. 6, followed bySeattle, Boston, Austin and San Jose, which rounded outthe top 10.
新奥尔良和孟菲斯的得分也较低。丹佛排名第六，其它跻身前十位的城市还包括西雅图、波士顿、奥斯丁和圣何塞。
Washington D.C had the highest percentage of the populationwith management and professional jobs. But Omahahad the shortest commuting times to work, with an average of 19.3 minutes,while New York Cityhad the longest with 34.5 minutes.
华盛顿从事管理和专业类工作的人口比例最高。奥马哈市的通勤时间最短，平均为19.3分钟，纽约市最长，为34.5分钟。
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