Cities Across the World · 世界各地的城市
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| megacity/ˈmeɡəsɪti/ | 特大城市 | tè dà chéng shì |
| informal settlements/ɪnˈfɔːml ˈsetəlmənts/ | 非正规住区 | fēi zhèng guī zhù qū |
Urban worlds differ
- Cities in developed and developing regions grow differently.
- Developed cities urbanized slowly, long ago, and are now stable.
- Developing cities are urbanizing fastest today, often through migration.
城市世界各不相同
- 发达和发展中地区的城市增长方式不同。
- 发达城市很久以前缓慢城市化,如今稳定。
- 发展中城市今天增长最快,常通过迁移。
Developed or developing city trait? · 发达国家或发展中国家的城市特征？
Sort each feature as typical of a developed or a developing-world city. · 将每个特征分类为典型发达城市或发展中国家的城市特征。
The fastest urban growth in the world today is in developing regions. · 当今世界上城市化增长最快的是发展中地区。
Asia, Africa, and Latin America lead urban growth today. · 亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲引领当今的城市化增长。
Select all · 所有 features typical of fast-growing developing-world cities. · 选择快速发展的发展中国家城市的所有典型特征。
Migration, informal settlements, and housing shortages fit; shrinking population does not. · 移民、非正式聚落和住房短缺符合；人口减少不符合。
Megacities and beyond
- A megacity 特大城市 has over 10 million people.
- A metacity has over 20 million.
- Most fast-growing megacities are now in the developing world.
特大城市及以上
- 特大城市(megacity)人口超过 1000 万。
- 巨型城市(metacity)超过 2000 万。
- 大多数快速增长的特大城市现在在发展中世界。
A city with more than 10 million people is a... · 拥有超过10万人口的城市是...
A megacity exceeds 10 million people. · 特大城市是指人口超过10万的城市。
Match each term to its meaning. · 将下列术语与其含义匹配。
Megacity = 10m+; informal settlement = slum; metacity = 20m+. · 特大城市 = 10m+；非正式定居点 = 贫民窟；巨型城市 = 20m+。
Informal settlements
- When cities grow faster than housing, informal settlements 非正规住区 (slums) form.
- They often lack clean water, sanitation, and secure land rights.
- They house a large share of people in many fast-growing cities.
非正规住区
- 当城市增长快于住房时,非正规住区(informal settlements,贫民窟)就形成了。
- 它们往往缺乏清洁水、卫生设施和稳固的土地权利。
- 在许多快速增长的城市,它们容纳了很大一部分人口。
Unplanned, self-built housing with poor services, formed when cities grow too fast, is called an ____ settlement. · 因城市增长过快而形成的缺乏规划、自建且服务设施差的住房区被称为____聚落。
Informal settlements (slums) form when housing lags behind growth. · 非正式聚落（贫民窟）是在住房建设落后于增长时形成的。
The fastest urban growth today is in the developing world, not the developed. Do not picture urbanization as a mainly Western story — the biggest new megacities and the largest informal settlements are in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
今天最快的城市增长在发展中世界,而非发达世界。不要把城市化想象成主要是西方的故事——最大的新特大城市和最大的非正规住区在亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲。
A developing-world capital doubles in a decade as migrants arrive from the countryside. Housing cannot keep up, so vast informal settlements spread on the edges — a fast-growing megacity with millions living without secure services.
一个发展中世界的首都在十年内翻倍,因为移民从乡村涌入。住房跟不上,于是巨大的非正规住区在边缘蔓延——一个快速增长的特大城市,数百万人在没有稳固服务的情况下生活。
Developing cities urbanize fastest today, mainly by migration. A megacity exceeds 10 million people. Where growth outpaces housing, informal settlements (slums) form, often lacking water, sanitation, and land rights.
发展中城市今天增长最快,主要靠迁移。特大城市超过 1000 万人。当增长超过住房时,非正规住区(贫民窟)形成,往往缺乏水、卫生设施和土地权利。