Cities and Globalization · 城市与全球化
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| world cities/wɜːld ˈsɪtiz/ | 世界城市 | shì jiè chéng shì |
| hierarchy/ˈhaɪərɑːki/ | 等级体系 | děng jí tǐ xì |
Cities that run the world
- Some cities have influence far beyond their own country.
- World cities 世界城市 (or global cities) command the world economy.
- New York, London, and Tokyo are the classic examples.
运行世界的城市
- 有些城市的影响力远超其自身国家。
- 世界城市(world cities,或全球城市)主导世界经济。
- 纽约、伦敦和东京是典型例子。
New York, London, and Tokyo are examples of... · 纽约、伦敦和东京是……的例子
World cities command the global economy. · 世界城市掌控全球经济。
A city is a world city mainly because of its command of the global economy, not just its size. · 一个城市之所以是世界城市，主要是因为其对全球经济的掌控力，而不仅仅是其规模。
Finance, headquarters, and connections define a world city. · 金融、总部和联系定义了世界城市。
Command centres
- World cities concentrate finance, corporate headquarters, and culture.
- They are hubs in the global network, connected to each other more than to their own regions.
- A decision made in one can affect jobs across the planet.
指挥中心
- 世界城市集中了金融、企业总部和文化。
- 它们是全球网络中的枢纽,彼此之间的联系胜过与自身区域的联系。
- 在一座城市做出的决定能影响全球的就业。
World city or ordinary big city? · 世界城市还是普通大城市？
Sort each trait by whether it marks a top world city or just a large city. · 根据特征将其分类为顶级世界城市还是普通大型城市。
Select all · 所有 things concentrated in world cities. · 选择所有集中在世界城市的事物。
Finance, headquarters, and culture concentrate in world cities; farmland is rural. · 金融、总部和文化集中在世界城市；农田位于农村。
Match each term to its meaning. · 将下列术语与其含义匹配。
World city = command; hierarchy = tiers; globalization = tighter links. · 世界城市 = 掌控；层级 = 层级；全球化 = 更紧密的联系。
A tiered network
- World cities form a hierarchy 等级体系: a few top-tier hubs, then regional centres below.
- Globalization strengthens the top cities and links them tightly.
- This can widen the gap between global hubs and left-behind places.
分层网络
- 世界城市形成一个等级体系(hierarchy):少数顶级枢纽,下面是区域中心。
- 全球化增强顶级城市并把它们紧密相连。
- 这可能拉大全球枢纽与被落下的地方之间的差距。
World cities form a ____ of hubs, with a few top-tier cities above regional centres. · 世界城市形成一个____枢纽群，其中少数顶级城市位于区域中心之上。
The world-city hierarchy has top hubs above regional centres. · 世界城市层级在区域中心之上设有顶级枢纽。
A world city is not just a big city. What makes it "global" is its command of the world economy — finance, headquarters, and connections — not raw population. A megacity can be huge yet not be a top world city.
世界城市不只是一座大城市。使它“全球”的是它对世界经济的指挥——金融、总部和联系——而非纯粹的人口。一座特大城市可以很大,却不是顶级世界城市。
London is not the biggest city in the world, but it is a top world city: global banks, corporate headquarters, and stock markets there shape money and jobs on every continent. Its links to New York and Tokyo matter more than its size.
伦敦不是世界上最大的城市,但它是顶级世界城市:那里的全球银行、企业总部和股票市场塑造着每个大洲的金钱和就业。它与纽约、东京的联系比它的规模更重要。
World cities (global cities) like New York, London, and Tokyo command the global economy through finance, headquarters, and connections — not just size. They form a hierarchy of hubs, tightened by globalization, sometimes widening the gap with left-behind places.
世界城市(全球城市)如纽约、伦敦、东京,通过金融、总部和联系主导全球经济——而非仅靠规模。它们形成枢纽的等级体系,由全球化收紧,有时拉大与被落下地方的差距。