Level 1 Reading 5A

Ch.9

第9章

Reading 5A GLOBAL CITIES "New York City is a star—the city of cities," wrote author John Gunther. But what makes a city great? To answer this question, the creators of the Global Cities Index looked at the following: Business - How many global companies are in the city? Does the city do a lot of international business? People - Does the city attract talented people from around the world? Are the city's universities good? How many residents have college degrees? Media - Is it easy to get information from different sources (TV, radio, Internet)? How many residents have Internet access? Entertainment - Does the city have many entertainment options: museums, sports, music, and different types of restaurants? Politics - How many embassies and international organizations are in the city?

阅读5A 全球城市 作家约翰·冈瑟写道：“纽约市是一颗明星——城市之城。”。 是什么让一座城市变得伟大？ 为了回答这个问题，全球城市指数的创建者研究了以下内容： 商业-这座城市有多少家跨国公司？ 这个城市有很多国际业务吗？ 人——这座城市吸引了来自世界各地的人才吗？ 这个城市的大学好吗？ 有多少居民拥有大学学位？ 媒体-从不同来源（电视、广播、互联网）获取信息容易吗？ 有多少居民可以上网？ 娱乐-这个城市有很多娱乐选择吗： 博物馆、体育、音乐和不同类型的餐馆？ 政治-这个城市有多少大使馆和国际组织？

Future Leaders As the graph on the previous page shows, most cities on the Global Cities Index are strong in certain areas. Beijing's strength, for example, is business, while Los Angeles's strength is people. New York, London, and Paris are at the top because they are strong in all five areas. Which cities will become more powerful in the future? Creators of the Global Cities Index predict the most growth in the following places: Asia: Beijing and Shanghai are both business centers and will continue to grow. In a few years, they will be as powerful as New York. Other Chinese cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen will also grow. Indian cities such as Mumbai and New Delhi have a lot of business potential, too. South America: Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina, and Bogota in Colombia will become more powerful. In these cities, the middle class is growing, and life for many people is improving. The Middle East: Istanbul in Turkey, Cairo in Egypt,and the cities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi will hold more power in international politics and business— especially in helping East and West work together. In 10 years, the top cities on the index may be different, but one thing is certain: With over 50 percent of the world's people now living in urban areas, tomorrow's global cities will be more powerful than ever.

未来领袖 正如上一页的图表所示，全球城市指数中的大多数城市在某些领域表现强劲。 例如，北京的优势在于商业，而洛杉矶的优势在于人才。 纽约、伦敦和巴黎排名第一，因为它们在所有五个领域都很强大。 未来哪些城市将变得更加强大？ 全球城市指数的创建者预测，以下地方的增长最快： 亚洲： 北京和上海都是商业中心，并将继续发展。 几年后，他们将像纽约一样强大。 广州和深圳等其他中国城市也将增长。 孟买和新德里等印度城市也有很大的商业潜力。 南美洲： 巴西的里约热内卢和圣保罗、阿根廷的布宜诺斯艾利斯和哥伦比亚的波哥大将变得更加强大。 在这些城市，中产阶级正在壮大，许多人的生活也在改善。 中东： 土耳其的伊斯坦布尔、埃及的开罗和阿拉伯联合酋长国（UAE）的城市 迪拜和阿布扎比将在国际政治和商业中拥有更大的权力-- 特别是在帮助东西方合作方面。 10年后，指数上的顶级城市可能会有所不同，但有一件事是肯定的： 随着世界上50%以上的人口生活在城市地区，未来的全球城市将比以往任何时候都更加强大。

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