则要数

[Fred0]

This is the description of a football stadium: 草皮一片碧绿，碧绿的四周则是 酱红色的跑道，而酱红色的跑道又被白色的分界线割开了，呼啦一下就到了那头。 最为缤纷的则要数看台，一个区域一个色彩。壮观了，斑斓了。恢宏啊。

 

What is the meaning of 则要数？

 

Thanks.

[lips]

则------要数-------看台

则

要数：have to be

看台

[dwq]

数: to count, to enumerate

 

The long-winded explanation: if you want to count 最为缤纷的 things, it follows (则) that you have to (要) include 看台 in the count.  That implies 看台 is one of the best (possibly THE best).

[Fred0]

Thanks, that is very helpful.  So should this be viewed as a topic-comment sentence, with 最为缤纷的 （the most vast things) as the topic and （you) 则要数 (must count {include}) 看台 as the comment?

[dwq]

I do not have formal Chinese grammar training, that said your take sounds reasonable to me.