世博英语对话 介绍上海概况.doc

世博英语对话 介绍上海概况You:???? Hi, Wendy.??How are you?Guest: So far so good, how about you? Did you have a good week?You:???? Getting busy due to World expo. Couple of new projects are launched this week.Guest: Well, I appreciate you can be my tour guide in such a busy schedule.You:???? My pleasure. I’ll give you a tour of Shanghai today.Shanghai is China’s most comprehensive industrial and commercial city, with 16 million of population; it is ranked first in population and population density in China. It is the economic, financial and cultural center of China, while Beijing is the political heart. And this image of Shanghai as a fast and modern metropolis is certainly the one that most visitors take away. Across from west to east, Shanghai is divided to PuXi and PuDong??by Huangpu River.Pudong is a newly developing area in the recent 10 years. Compared to PuXi, PuDong is calmer, quieter yet is the center of financial and commercial activities. It attracts the world class financial institutions and high tech companies. Since Pudong is a relatively new area, new high tech zone has been developed there. The roads tend to be wider and straighter, the buildings are all newer and generally the area is cleaner. Most of Pudong is well designed for convenient grocery shopping.Unlike Pudong, Puxis suburbs have expat appropriate houses which were built in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as houses built within the past years.Western Puxis industrial areas are slightly closer to the residential areas then they are in Pudong. Some people find that Puxis suburbs are noisier than Pudongs, however this strongly depends upon which housing development you are in. The western suburbs of Puxi tend to be convenient for grocery shopping, after school activities and expatriate organizations. There are more housing choices and more expatriates in the western suburbs of Puxi then there are in Pudong.From central Shanghai to suburban area, Shanghai is divided by