Modern cities are all about the big, de Botton says, but the ideal human scale is five stories high.

德波顿还认为，虽然现代城市大都庞大，但是人类理想的城市建筑，高度却不过五层楼而已。

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Good cities are compact, DE Botton says. Through the later decades of the 20th century, many big cities built suburbs that lead to isolation, soulless sprawl, and wasted resources.

德波顿说，规划良好的城市大都布局紧凑。但是，许多大城市在二十世纪后期都开始向外延伸、建设郊区，这些郊区与世隔绝、毫无生机，却又浪费资源。

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