Shanghai Expo
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ID: 0332
Upper Intermediate
Granted, you’ve heard all about the impending Olympic arrival here, but what about the next big thing? The Shanghai Expo seems to be what everyone is talking about – including you, if you listen. In this podcast, learn some information about the upcoming Shanghai Expo in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
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| 对……而言 | duì ... éryán | regarding... | |
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那天有个朋友问我为什么上海这么重视2010年的世博会我还真不知道呢
nàtiān 那天yǒu 有ge 个péngyou 朋友wèn 问wǒ 我wèishénme 为什么Shànghǎi 上海zhème 这么zhòngshì 重视èr líng yī líng nián de 2010年的Shìbóhuì 世博会wǒ 我hái 还zhēn 真bù zhīdào 不知道ne 呢
The other day, a friend asked me why Shanghai is taking the 2010 Expo so seriously. I honestly don’t know.
其实世博会对不同的人都有不同的意义比如说老百姓有些就因为世博会建造场馆拆迁搬到了更好的房子里而就上海这个城市而言最大的意义在于会促进经济的发展
qíshí 其实Shìbóhuì 世博会duì 对bùtóng 不同de 的rén 人dōu 都yǒu 有bùtóng 不同de 的yìyì 意义bǐrú shuō 比如说lǎobǎixìng 老百姓yǒuxiē 有些jiù 就yīnwèi 因为Shìbóhuì 世博会jiànzào 建造chángguǎn 场馆chāiqiān 拆迁bān dào le 搬到了gènghǎo 更好de 的fángzi 房子lǐ 里ér 而jiù 就Shànghǎi 上海zhège 这个chéngshì 城市éryán 而言zuìdà 最大de 的yìyì 意义zàiyú 在于huì 会cùjìn 促进jīngjì de fāzhǎn 经济的发展
Actually the Expo has different meanings for different people. For example, for some common citizens it means that their old homes will be torn down for construction sites, so they will be moved into better houses. In addition, with regard to Shanghai city itself, the most meaningful thing is that it will stimulate economic development.
我还是不明白世博会不就是一个国际性的展览会吗
wǒ 我hái shì 还是bù míngbai 不明白Shìbóhuì 世博会bù 不jiùshì 就是yī 一ge 个guójìxìng 国际性de 的zhǎnlǎnhuì 展览会ma 吗
But I still don’t understand. Isn’t the Expo just an international exhibition?
简单地说的确如此不过世博会是由政府主办多个国家或国际组织参加的大型综合性展览和一般的展览不同它展现的是社会经济文化和科技各个领域的成就它的特点是时间长规模大参展国家多因此影响也非常深远
jiǎndāndeshuō 简单地说díquè 的确rúcǐ 如此bùguò 不过Shìbóhuì 世博会shì 是yóu 由zhèngfǔ 政府zhǔbàn 主办duō 多ge 个guójiā 国家huò 或guójìzǔzhī 国际组织cānjiā 参加de 的dàxíng 大型zōnghéxìng 综合性zhǎnlǎn 展览hé 和yībān 一般de 的zhǎnlǎn 展览bùtóng 不同tā 它zhǎnxiàn 展现de 的shì 是shèhuì 社会jīngjì 经济wénhuà 文化hé 和kējì 科技gège 各个lǐngyù 领域de 的chéngjiù 成就tā de 它的tèdiǎn 特点shì 是shíjiān 时间cháng 长guīmó 规模dà 大cānzhǎn 参展guójiā 国家duō 多yīncǐ 因此yǐngxiǎng 影响yě 也fēicháng 非常shēnyuǎn 深远
Simply put, yes it is. However, the Expo is hosted by the government. It is a large-scale comprehensive exhibition attended by many different countries and international organizations. The difference between this and other exhibits is that it presents achievements in social, economic, cultural, scientific and technological fields. Its special features are the long duration, the scale of the event, and the many countries that participate. The effects are extremely far-reaching.
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