A group of labour MPs, among them Yvette Cooper, are bringing in the new year with a call to institute a UK “town of culture” award. The proposal is that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title, which was held by Hull in 2017 and has been awarded to Coventry for Zozl. Cooper and her colleagues argue that the success of the crown for Hull, where it brought in E220m of investment and an avalanche of arts, out not to be confined to cities. Britain’ town, it is true are not prevented from applying, but they generally lack the resources to put together a bit to beat their bigger competitions. A town of culture award could, it is argued, become an annual event, attracting funding and creating jobs.
一群工党议员，包括伊维特·库珀在新年到来之际呼吁设立英国“文化之城”奖。这项提议是，它应该与现有的文化之城并驾齐驱，于2017年将其授予赫尔城，以及授予考文垂市的ZOZL奖。库珀和她的同事们认为，赫尔城的成功并不仅仅局限于城市，它为赫尔城带来了2.2亿英镑的投资和大量的艺术作品。确实没有阻止英国的其它城市申请，但他们通常缺乏资源来组合，以击败他们更大的竞争对手。有人认为，文化之城奖可以成为一年一度的活动，吸引资金，创造就业机会。
Some might see the proposal as a boo by prize for the fact that Britain is no longer be able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture, a sought-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Livorpool in 2008. A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of self-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itself for, the post-Brexit world: after town of culture, who knows that will follow — village of culture? Suburb of culture? Hamlet of culture?
有些人可能会认为这项提案是一个“不折不扣的奖励”，因为英国已经不能再申请更具声望的欧洲文化之都称号了，这一奖项在1990年被格拉斯哥和2008年分别被格拉斯哥和利沃普尔囊括。一个愤世嫉俗者可能会猜测，英国正濒临消失在一种无休止的自我庆祝的狂热中，在脱欧后的世界里，它不顾一切地重塑自己：在文化之乡之后，谁知道会有文化之村？文化的郊区？文化哈姆雷特？
It is also wise to recall that such titles are not a cure-all. A badly run “year of culture” washes in and out of a place like the tide, bringing prominence for a spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community. The really successful holders of such titles are those that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year. They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the self image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.
同样明智的是，这样的头衔并不是万能药。一个运转不好的“文化年”在潮水般的地方来来往往，虽然一时显赫，但对社会没有持久的好处。真正成功地获得这类头衔的人，不仅仅是把酒店的客房填满，还带来了引人注目的艺术活动和一年的媒体好评报道。他们改变了在那里生活的人们的愿望；他们把城市的自我形象推向更大、更乐观。
It is hard to get right, and requires a remarkable degree of vision, as well as cooperation between city authorities, the private sector, community groups and cultural organizations. But it can be done : Glasgow’s year as European capital of culture can certainly be seen as one of complex series of factors that have turned the city into the power of art, music and theatre that it remains today.
这是很难做到的，需要高度的远见，以及城市当局、私营企业、社区团体和文化组织之间的合作。但这是可以做到的：格拉斯哥作为欧洲文化之都的一年，可以肯定地看作是一系列复杂的因素之一，这些因素使这座城市充满了艺术魅力、音乐和戏剧的流传至今。
A “town of culture” could be not just about the arts but about honouring a town’s peculiarities-helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people and turn it into action.
一个“文化之城”不仅仅是一个艺术之乡，更是尊重一个城市的特色。有助于维持其商业街，支持当地设施，最重要的是庆祝其人民并将其转化为行动。
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