Urban life

Rush hour (It's sometimes impossible to get on the bus during rush hour)

Час пик

Vandalism (The vandalism in my area makes the building look very ugly)

Вандализм

Greater choice (There are a greater choice of coffee and restaurant in large cities)

Больший выбор

Green space (There are a lot of green space in the city for people to relax in the summer)

Зеленая зона / парк

Crime rate (The crime rate in most cities has been dropping in recent years)

Уровень преступности

Historic buildings (It's offered guided tours of the city's historic building)

Исторические здания

Traffic jams (A good way to avoid traffic jams is to travel by train)

Пробки на дорогах

Derelict building (I live in the poor part of town with many derelict buildings)

Заброшенное здание

Suburb (I live in suburb

but I can work downtown)

Cosmopolitan (New York is one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities)

Космополитичный / многонациональный

Fast-paced (Dan found life in the city too fast-paced

so he moved to the countryside)

Infrastructure (Good infrastructure such as roads and telecommunications is essential for a modern city)

Инфраструктура

Carnival (There is a huge carnival in Rio de Janeiro in the spring)

Карнавал

Work opportunities (Greater work opportunities are one reason why people move to the city)

Возможности для трудоустройства / рабочие места

Overcrowding (Overcrowding on London streets means it's often hard to find a seat)

Перенаселенность / переполненность

Roadwork (The roadwork means that it took me two hours to arrive at the office today)

Дорожные работы

Lively nightlife (Moscow has a lovely nightlife with bars and nightclubs that stay open until dawn)

Оживленная ночная жизнь

Pollution (The pollution in my city can be terrible in the summer months)

Загрязнение (окружающей среды)

Tourist attractions (The Eiffel Tower is the best-known Tourist attraction in Paris)

Достопримечательность / туристический объект

The pace of life is much faster in the city than in the countryside

Темп жизни в городе намного быстрее