世博会 (世博會)
Shì bó huì
Pinyin
Definition
世博会 (世博會)
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- World Exposition
- abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shì jiè Bó lǎn huì], World Expo
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一生一世
- 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
世上无难事,只怕有心人
- 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
- 2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
- 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
- 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
- 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
Sample Sentences
别说枪支管制了,我听说世博会的时候,买菜刀也是实名制吧。
Controlling guns is just part of it. I heard that during the Shanghai Expo, buying a kitchen knife was under real-name registration.
难怪你发不了财。中国股市现在是几十年不遇的大牛市,民间资本雄厚,再加上08年的奥运会和10年的世博会,至少还有两三年的涨势。所以今年我一口气买了好几支股票。
No wonder you aren't rich. The Chinese stock market is in its biggest bull market in the last dozen years. Between the extraordinary mass of public capital, and then the 2008 Olympics and 2010 World Fair, there will be growth for at least two to three years. So I took the plunge and bought a lot of stock this year.
噢,怪不得大家提到世博会就这么兴奋。哎,每次世博会是不是都有主题啊?
Oh, no wonder everyone gets so excited when they talk about the Expo. Oh, isn’t there always a theme for every Expo?
没错,这也就是为什么世博会能给主办国带来很大的人气和经济效益。其实世博会的筹备现在就已经开始了,很多相关设施已经在建设当中。这既给社会提供了很多的就业机会,又改善了我们的生活环境。
Exactly. This is another reason why the Expo is able to bring so many benefits to the economy and reputation of the host country. Actually the preparations for the Expo have already started. Many facilities related to the Expo are already under construction. This has already brought the community a lot of employment opportunities, and has also improved our living environment.
简单地说的确如此。不过世博会是由政府主办,多个国家或国际组织参加的大型综合性展览。和一般的展览不同,它展现的是社会,经济,文化和科技各个领域的成就。它的特点是时间长,规模大,参展国家多,因此影响也非常深远。
Simply put, yes it is. However, the Expo is hosted by the government. It is a large-scale comprehensive exhibition attended by many different countries and international organizations. The difference between this and other exhibits is that it presents achievements in social, economic, cultural, scientific and technological fields. Its special features are the long duration, the scale of the event, and the many countries that participate. The effects are extremely far-reaching.
我还是不明白,世博会不就是一个国际性的展览会吗?
But I still don’t understand. Isn’t the Expo just an international exhibition?
其实世博会对不同的人都有不同的意义。比如说老百姓,有些就因为世博会建造场馆拆迁, 搬到了更好的房子里。而就上海这个城市而言,最大的意义在于会促进经济的发展。
Actually the Expo has different meanings for different people. For example, for some common citizens it means that their old homes will be torn down for construction sites, so they will be moved into better houses. In addition, with regard to Shanghai city itself, the most meaningful thing is that it will stimulate economic development.
那天有个朋友问我为什么上海这么重视2010年的世博会。我还真不知道呢。
The other day, a friend asked me why Shanghai is taking the 2010 Expo so seriously. I honestly don’t know.
世博会什么时候结束?
When will the Expo end?
你回来啦?世博会怎么样?
You're back! How was the World Expo?