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2010年5月上旬，彭定中先生从上海给大家带来以下的风景和故事。 标题原文：The Rise Of Shanghai, The Pride Of China
中文译作：上海的崛起，中国的骄傲  原文：
I think this was the entrance area of the small but elegant park at the famous Bund along the Huangpu River. More than 100 years ago, while Shanghai was under the foreign concessions, there was a sign in front of the park said "Dogs And Chinese Are Not Allowed To Enter". 译文：
我想这就是著名的外滩公园的入口处。100多年前，上海还处在租界统治的时候，这个公园的门口曾经立了一个牌子，上面写着“华人与狗不得入内”。  原文：
More than 100 years later, on May 1, 2010, Shanghai welcomed visitors from all over the world to the biggest Expo in history on a site of 5.28 square km, with the participation of 242 countries and international organizations.译文：
100多年后，有史以来最大规模的世界博览会（简称“世博会”）于2010年5月1日在上海开幕，这个城市迎来了来自世界各地的游客。在5.28平方公里的世博园区里，参会的国家和国际组织达到242个之多。  原文：
Today the foreign concessions have long disappeared. The miracles of Shanghai and the Bund together with this gorgeously futuristic Expo have finally wash away those miserable memories of the past hundred years.译文：
今天，租界已经成为遥远的历史。上海与外滩的奇迹，连同这场盛大、华丽的世博会一起，终于洗涮掉了一百多年来有关这个城市的凄凉回忆。  原文：
What has differentiated this Shanghai Expo from the previous ones is that it didn't select a remote site in the suburb Shanghai. Instead, it decided to transform a swath of land at the center of the city on the Huangpu River that was home for environmentally harming industries and tumble down housing. This brilliant and courageous move has helped to systematically revitalize an old city of 20 million population with a well planned massive urban reclamation project.译文：
与往届世博会不同的是，上海世博会没有将地址选在偏远的郊区，而是在市中心黄浦江的两岸选了一片狭长的地带，将建在这里环保不达标的工厂以及拆迁房地带进行了推翻和改造。在良好的规划和系统的重建下，这项旧城改造工程让这个有着两千万人口的老城获得了复苏。  原文：
The Bund, an historic landmark on the Huangpu River had been choked with traffic, noise and fumes. Today the planners send traffic underground and create a green space and graceful riverside promenade that will serve as a soothing respite for Shanghai citizens.
The sustainable urban design, is vital to a city's long tern development and the well being of the future generations.译文：
外滩，这个黄浦江边最具历史意义的地标，曾一度被拥堵的交通、刺耳的噪音和劣质的空气所充斥。今天，规划者们发展起了地下交通，建起了绿地，修筑了沿江的人行道，让上海市民们可以在这里度过轻松、惬意的休闲时光。
可持续的城市规划和设计，对一个城市的长期发展和子孙后代的利益福祉有着至关重要的意义。
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This Expo is also different from the 2005 Expo in Aichi, Japan. Instead of building all the pavilions by the host country then leased out to the participant countries, Shanghai decided to let all countries to build their own pavilions with their distinguished architects from all over the world. By doing so, it would enable China to learn and to absorb the best technical and managerial knowledge and experiences from the outside world.
As a results of the Expo activities, Shanghai has become not only the world's biggest construction site, but also the world's most competitive site of innovations.译文：
本届世博会与2005年日本爱知世博会也有着大为不同的地方。在爱知世博会上，东道主日本采取的是由本国承建所有的场馆，然后将这些场馆出租给前来参展的国家。上海世博会的做法则是所有场馆都由参展国自己来承建。由此，来自世界各地的灵工巧匠们得以在这里大展身手。中国也因此可以从外界学习、吸收到最好的技术、管理和经验。
因为世博会的缘故，上海不但成为了世界上最大的施工场，也成为了最富创新力的比赛现场。
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Since my first visit to Shanghai in 1980, this got to be the cleanest Shanghai I have ever seen.
It is even difficult for me to spot a single piece of garbage on the street.
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自从1980年第一次到上海后，这是我所见过的最干净的上海。
地上甚至连一片垃圾都很难看到。
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You can see beautiful flowers all over the places along the streets.译文：
街上随处可见漂亮的鲜花。  原文：
This may have also been the greenest Shanghai I have ever seen since my first visit many years ago.译文：
自从很多年前我第一次来到上海后，这也是我所见过最绿化的上海。  原文：
In the past years, I have witnessed Shanghai's great changes.译文：
在过去的岁月里，我见证了上海的巨大变化。  原文：
However, in the mist of all these changes for the better, Shanghai has been trying hard to maintain its glorious past. As a matter of fact, In the 1930s, Shanghai was the most prosperous city in Asia. Ninety percent of China's capital channeled though here. It was neither Tokyo nor depression affected New York, It was Shanghai at that time, the world's most important financial center.译文：
但是，在所有这些日趋完善的变化中，其实上海一直在试图恢复她昔日的辉煌。事实上，在20世纪30年代，上海曾经是全亚洲最繁华的城市。当时整个中国90%的资金都会流经这里。当时的上海，既不是东京，也不是经济大萧条下的纽约，它就是上海，当时世界上最为重要的金融中心。  原文：
With about 20 million people, Shanghai is today the 2nd largest city and the largest sea port in the world. It is predicted that it's total GDP will surpass HK this year, and continue to grow rapidly. It has attracted most of the multinational companies to set up their headquarters in the city. Under the long term national plan, Shanghai is in the process to become the global service, transportation, advanced manufacturing and financial center, and regain it's glorious position of the 1930s.译文：
拥有两千万人口的上海，如今已是中国第二大城市和世界第一大港口。其GDP总量预计今年将会超过香港，并且会继续保持迅猛的增长。上海吸引了很多跨国公司把总部设在这里。在长期规划中，上海将会成为全球性的服务业、运输业、尖端制造业以及金融业的中心，重获她在20世纪30年代曾经拥有过的辉煌地位。  原文：
To accomplish that, what Shanghai needs the most is not just the hardware, but the enhancement of the sophisticated software. We hope this very successful Expo will drive Shanghai to rise again sustainably, and to bring the dignity and great pride to all the Chinese people, after the miserable memories of more than hundred years.译文：
要达到这个目的，上海最需要的不只是硬件，而更需要在软件方面取得更大幅度的提高。我们希望这次盛会的成功举行将会带动上海的再度崛起，同时也给我们中国人带来巨大的荣耀和自豪，一扫百年前有关这座城市的凄凉回忆。[ 此贴被彭灵华在2012-03-07 21:05重新编辑 ]
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