The people of Manchester had the reputation of being very hard working and very innovative.
マンチェスターの人々は非常によく働いて、そして非常に革新的であることについて の評判を持っていた。
And it was true that a lot of things happened first in Manchester; for example, Manchester has the oldest passenger railway station in the would, with the first passenger train in history running between Liverpool and Manchester in 1830.
But in the 1970s and 1980s Manchester, like a lot of Britain's industrial cities, was in decline as the old industries that had made it prosperous were dying out.
The city developed a new economy based on financial services.
市は金融サービスに基づいた新しい経済を開発した。
The city centre underwent big changes; not only were new buildings put up, but many of the old warehouses which had been used to store goods were converted into trendy flats.
Soon Manchester had one of the best shopping centers in the country and, with one of the largest student populations in Europe, the city developed a thriving cafe culture and night life
Manchester like other northern cities was described as having had a renaissance, that is, a rebirth; it meant that a new spirit of enterprise and innovation had been born again just like the one that made the city great one hundred years before.
Manchester has the largest airport in the north of England and Manchester airport is set within airport the next 15 years to become the second most important airport in the UK after London's Heathrow.
The Manchester conurbation, that is, the city itself and area connected to it, now has a population of 10 million which makes it the second biggest urban area in Britain next to London.
But for many people around the world, it is Manchester's sporting image which is supreme, and Manchester's two top football teams, Manchester City and Manchester United, are famous throughout the world.