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摘自《New York Times》

作者：Kristin Baird Rattini

Shanghai, which literally means the "City on the Sea," lies on the Yangzi River delta at the point where China's main waterway completes its 6300-km journey to the Pacific. Until 1842 Shanghai's location made it merely a small fishing village. After the first Opium War, however, the British named Shanghai a treaty port, opening the city to foreign involvement.

Although Shanghai had its own walled Chinese city, many native residents still chose to live in the foreign settlements. Thus began a mixing of cultures that shaped Shanghai's openness to Western influence. Shanghai became an important industrial center and trading port that attracted not only foreign business people but also Chinese migrants from other parts of the country.

In its heyday, Shanghai was the place to be -- it had the best art, the greatest architecture, and the strongest business in Asia.

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中英文对照文本

摘自《New York Times》

作者：Kristin Baird Rattini

翻译：小娴喵Sherry

Shanghai, which literally means the "City on the Sea," lies on the Yangzi River delta at the point where China's main waterway completes its 6300-km journey to the Pacific. 上海，字面意思为“海上的城市”,其坐落在长江三角洲地区；中国长达6300公里的主要水路在这里汇至太平洋。Until 1842 Shanghai's location made it merely a small fishing village. 上海的位置决定了它仅仅是一个小渔村，直到1842年。After the first Opium War, however, the British named Shanghai a treaty port, opening the city to foreign involvement. 然而，第一次鸦片战争之后，英国人将上海指定为通商口岸，向外国企业开放。

Although Shanghai had its own walled Chinese city, many native residents still chose to live in the foreign settlements. 虽然上海当时有自己的用墙隔开的中国人城区，许多当地居民仍然选择住在租借区。Thus began a mixing of cultures that shaped Shanghai's openness to Western influence. 由此开启了文化的交融，这种交融塑造了上海对西方文化影响的开放性。Shanghai became an important industrial center and trading port that attracted not only foreign business people but also Chinese migrants from other parts of the country. 上海成为了重要的工业中心及贸易港口，不仅吸引了外国商务人士，还吸引了来自中国其他城市的外地人。

In its heyday, Shanghai was the place to be -- it had the best art, the greatest architecture, and the strongest business in Asia. 在它的鼎盛时期，上海是最好的地方--它拥有最好的艺术、最伟大的建筑和亚洲最强大的商业环境。

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词汇&短语

literally ['lɪt(ə)rəlɪ] adv.字面上的

lie on 坐落于...,位于

waterway ['wɔːtəweɪ] n. 水路，航道

Yangzi River delta 长江三角洲地区

Pacific [pə'sɪfɪk] n. 太平洋

until [ən'tɪl] conj. prep. 直到...时候，在...以前

merely ['mɪəlɪ] adv. 仅仅，只不过

fishing village 渔村

Opium War 鸦片战争

treaty port 通商口岸

involvement [ɪn'vɒlvm(ə)nt] n. 参与,牵连

walled [wɔːld] adj. 用墙围住的，有城墙的

native residents 当地居民

foreign settlements 租借区

although [ɔːl'ðəʊ; ɒl-] conj. 虽然，尽管

thus [ðʌs] adv. conj. 因此，由此

mixing ['mɪksɪŋ] n. 混合，融合

openness ['əʊpənnɪs] n. 开放性

industrial center 工业中心

trading port 贸易港口

migrant ['maɪgr(ə)nt] n. 移民

heyday ['heɪdeɪ] n. 鼎盛时期，全盛期

...be the place to be ...是最好的地方，不得不去的地方

architecture ['ɑːkɪtektʃə] n. 建筑

Asia [ˈeɪʃə] n. 亚洲

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