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1、世博英语对话介绍上海概况You: Hi,Wendy. Howareyou?Guest:Sofarsogood,howaboutyou?Didyouhaveagoodweek?You: GettingbusyduetoWorldexpo.Coupleofnewprojectsarelaunchedthisweek.Guest:Well,Iappreciateyoucanbemytourguideinsuchabusyschedule.You: Mypleasure.I’llgiveyouatourofShanghaitoday.Shangh
2、aiisChina’smostcomprehensiveindustrialandcommercialcity,with16millionofpopulation;itisrankedfirstinpopulationandpopulationdensityinChina.Itistheeconomic,financialandculturalcenterofChina,whileBeijingisthepoliticalheart.AndthisimageofShanghaiasafastandmodernmetropolisiscertainlytheo
3、nethatmostvisitorstakeaway.Acrossfromwesttoeast,ShanghaiisdividedtoPuXiandPuDong byHuangpuRiver.Pudongisanewlydevelopingareaintherecent10years.ComparedtoPuXi,PuDongiscalmer,quieteryetisthecenteroffinancialandcommercialactivities.Itattractstheworldclassfinancialinstitutionsandhight
4、echcompanies.SincePudongisarelativelynewarea,newhightechzonehasbeendevelopedthere.Theroadstendtobewiderandstraighter,thebuildingsareallnewerandgenerallytheareaiscleaner.MostofPudongiswelldesignedforconvenientgroceryshopping.UnlikePudong,Puxi'ssuburbshaveexpatappropriatehouseswhichw
5、erebuiltinthelate1980'sandearly1990's,aswellashousesbuiltwithinthepastyears.WesternPuxi'sindustrialareasareslightlyclosertotheresidentialareasthentheyareinPudong.SomepeoplefindthatPuxi'ssuburbsarenoisierthanPudong's,howeverthisstronglydependsuponwhichhousingdevelopmentyouarein.Thew
6、esternsuburbsofPuxitendtobeconvenientforgroceryshopping,afterschoolactivitiesandexpatriateorganizations.TherearemorehousingchoicesandmoreexpatriatesinthewesternsuburbsofPuxithenthereareinPudong.FromcentralShanghaitosuburbanarea,Shanghaiisdividedbyinner,midandoutercircle.Innercircle
7、knownasinnerhighwaysurroundtheShanghaiCenter.OutercircleknownasA20orouterhighwayisthedividinglineofthecityandthesuburbs.Midcircleistheoneinbetween.ThesethreelinesdefinehowfaralocationisfromcentralShanghai.WhatmakeShanghaiparticularlyattractivearethemanydifferentstylesofarchitecture
8、anddesignthroughoutthecity