has held the index's highest position在该指数排名中位列榜首
The EIU released the results of its yearly "Worldwide Cost of Living
It is the first time Tel Aviv has held the index's highest position.特拉维夫第1次在该指数排名中位列榜首。
be in the sixth position排在第六位
Last year, it was in the sixth position.去年，它排在第六位。
increases in prices for transportation and food交通和食品价格上涨
Other reasons were increases in prices for transportation and food.其他原因是交通和食品价格上涨。
come in tied for second并列第二
Singapore and Paris came in tied for second, followed by the Swiss city of Zurich and HongKong.新加坡和巴黎并列第二，紧随其后的是瑞士苏黎世和中国香港。
come in seventh排在第七位
Another Swiss city, Geneva, came in seventh.另一个瑞士城市日内瓦排在第七位。
in a tie for first place并列第1
Last year, the EIU index named Paris, Zurich, and Hong Kong in a tie for first place.去年，经济学人智库《全球生活成本指数》显示，巴黎、苏黎世和香港并列第1。
sharp rise大幅度上升
Tehran, Iran's capital, rose from 79th to 29th in the rankings this year.The sharp rise--the biggest of any city--is due to financial punishments by the United States.伊朗首都德黑兰的排名从第79位升至今年的第29位。它是所有城市中排名上升幅度比较大的一个城市，其原因是美国的经济制裁。
saw the biggest drop下降幅度比较大
Rome, Italy saw the biggest drop in the rankings.意大利罗马的排名下降幅度比较大。
fall from... to 从...下降到...
It fell from 32nd place last year to 48th place this year.从去年的第32位跌至今年的第48位。
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