EXPO THEME

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More people live in cities. But many cities make life worse. How can cities make life better? On its surface, Expo 2010 Shanghai is about dazzling technologies, dynamic design, and glorious culture. But what lies beneath? Does Expo’s meaning reveal Shanghai’s mission?
在城市里生活的人越来越多，但是，许多城市使人们的生活质量下降。城市怎样才能改善生活？从表面上来看，2010年上海世博会展示了令人目不暇接的科技成果、富有活力的设计和光辉灿烂的文化。但是，世博会的背后是什么？世博会的意义是否揭示了上海肩负的使命？

I’ve come to Shanghai to search for meaning in Expo–the greatest gathering of countries, cities and organizations in history –at the very moment when China has become the second largest economic power on earth.
世博会是各个国家、城市和组织的一场历史性的盛会，我的此次上海之行的目的在于，值此中国成为世界第二大经济强国之际，对上海世博会在此时此刻的意义进行探索。

Expo theme? “Bettter City, Better Life!”
世博会的主题是什么？“城市，让生活更美好！”

（感谢老张提供文本。）