布宜諾斯艾利斯成拉美最吵城市

A recent study has found that the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires is the noisiest city in Latin America. It is also the fourth loudest in the world following New York, Tokyo and Nagasaki, according to previous findings by the World Health Organization (WHO)。

最近的一項研究顯示，阿根廷首都布宜諾斯艾利斯是拉丁美洲最嘈雜的城市。而據此前世界衛生組織調查顯示，布宜諾斯艾利斯也是是繼紐約、東京和長崎之後的世界第四嘈雜城市。

布宜諾斯艾利斯成拉美最吵城市

According to the study, reason for the title is that the city works during the day and comes alive at night, sometimes to the rhythmic beat of the tango。

研究顯示，布宜諾斯艾利斯獲得此項頭銜的原因在於，這個城市白日忙於勞作，夜晚也不安寧，(人們有時可以聽到)探戈舞曲的節拍聲。

Roughly one-third of 40 million inhabitants live in or near the city. They live in high-rise blocks of flats on long, straight streets which channel the sound. Meanwhile, a thriving economy has resulted in more cars on the city's already crowded roads, and an increase in construction work. The city is also hot and humid, so windows are left open or air-conditioners whirr away day and night。

阿根廷4000萬總人口中約1/3居住在布宜諾斯艾利斯或附近。他們擠在高層住宅裏，又長又直的街道能起到傳聲效果。另外，經濟發展使得更多汽車出現在本就擁擠的道路上，施工工程也越來越多。而當地天氣溼熱，窗戶常常大開，空調日夜運轉。

The World Health Organization suggests that healthy noise levels should not surpass 55 decibels during the day and 45 at night, but measurements taken in Buenos Aires regularly hit 70 or even 80 decibels, which is bad for the ears and could cause stress。

世界衛生組織建議，健康的噪音標準應該是白天不超過55分貝，晚上不超過45分貝，但布宜諾斯艾利斯經常達到70甚至80分貝。這樣的噪音不利耳朵，也會引發壓力。

With no immediate improvement in sight, the only solutions are to leave the city, wear ear muffs or talk a little louder。

英國廣播公司報道稱，目前該城市的噪音問題還沒有明顯改善，唯一的解決辦法就是離開此地、戴上耳套或者講話大聲點。