上海盛会，留下不仅是回忆
David Hendricks - David Hendricks
Web Posted: 11/26/2010 1:59 PM CST
It's nearly all being torn down now. 它现在几乎拆除殆尽。
The six-month 2010 Shanghai Expo world's fair that ended Oct. 31 smashed the record for the most attendance for an event in human history with 74 million.
为期6个月的2010年上海世博会于10月31日闭幕，7400万的参观人数为史上历届盛会之最。
But only the magnificent China Pavilion, a performing arts center and some conference buildings will remain.
但只有宏伟的中国馆、一个演艺中心、和几个会议大楼将被保留。
Among the buildings being demolished is the U.S. Pavilion, the steel-gray building shaped like an eagle. The waterfall, the large video theaters, the exhibit areas, the upstairs VIP lounge and dining hall and the gift shop all are being taken apart, along with nearly every other of the 200 country, city and industry pavilions.
正在被拆除的美国馆是一幢青灰色的鹰形建筑。瀑布、大屏幕剧院、展区、楼上的贵宾休息室、餐厅和礼品店都被拆开。同时，近200个国家、城市和工业馆与之命运相同。
Shanghai, a city of about 22 million people, needs the valuable land for commercial and residential development.
上海，一个2200万人口的城市，需要这些为商业和住宅发展的宝贵土地。
San Antonio companies helped pay for the U.S. Pavilion, donating a total of more than $500,000 toward the nearly $70 million that was raised by the private sector nationwide. A San Antonian headed the pavilion. José Villarreal was U.S. ambassador commissioner general during the fair, making him a popular figure throughout China.
圣安东尼奥公司捐助建造美国馆超过50万美元--而建造美国馆其在全美分部募集了近7000万美元。一个圣安东尼奥树立在馆内。美国大使总领事何塞维拉利亚在世博期间，使自己成为中国最受欢迎的人物。
Villarreal believes the money and effort was worth it. The U.S. Pavilion was visited by 7.5 million people, nearly all of them Chinese. That's more than 40,000 people a day.
维拉利亚认为金钱和精力都是物有所值。美国馆的访问量是750万人，几乎都是中国人，平均超过4万人一天。
Because of its contribution, San Antonio was highlighted for two weeks in May on the video boards and during three San Antonio Days the week Mayor Julián Castro led a city delegation on a trade-and-investment mission.
由于贡献卓著，5月圣安东尼奥连续2周高调出镜频频亮相，在三天的圣安东尼奥日，市长胡利安卡斯特罗率领市代表团开始贸易投资之旅。
“San Antonio made important contacts,” Villarreal said of the May trip, “including government leaders. We put San Antonio on the map in China, and China is appreciative of all the sponsors for the U.S. Pavilion. What happens from here depends on San Antonio's follow-through with the relationships that were established.”
说起5月之行，维拉利亚表示“圣安东尼奥已经签订了几个重要合同，其中包括与政府领导。我们能把圣安东尼奥打入中国因为中国对所有美国馆的赞助商都表示感谢。关系已经建立，后续如何取决于圣安东尼奥的跟进。”
The follow-through will materialize next year in the form of a new China plan for San Antonio. City Council member Elisa Chan, a native of Taiwan who helped lead the city group to the Shanghai Expo in May, has organized an ad hoc committee of a dozen people who were among the 70 people in the delegation.
后续将在明年成型，具体是圣安东尼奥制定一个新中国计划。市议员伊莉莎.陈，这位5月曾去上海世博的台湾人，在70人的代表团中组织了十几人建立了特设委员会。
That committee has held one meeting and will have others before producing a long-range plan for seeking trade and investment with Chinese companies, working with the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio, said Beth Costello of the city International and Economic Development Department.
城市国际和经济发展部的贝斯卡斯特罗称该委员会已举行一次会议，并将继续会谈就在圣安东尼奥自由贸易联盟共同合作努力下，制定如何在中方寻求贸易和投资的长期规划。
“Our participation was a first step,” Villarreal said. “It was an opportunity for the city to plant its flag and prove that the city was committed” to trade and commerce.
维拉利亚认为“世博参与是第一步，对一个城市这是一个机会展示自己并在贸易商业上取得认可”。
The Shanghai Expo became a giant in the history of world's fairs. It helped anchor Asia as the future of economic and technological advancement. World fairs still create influence. Other nations are planning fairs, including South Korea in 2012.
上海世博已成为世界世博史的巨人。它帮助掌握亚洲未来的经济和科技进步的方向。世界博览会仍然有影响力。其他国家正在积极规划相关事务，包括在2012年举办世博的韩国。
The year 2020 will have competition for official designation for a world's fair, Villarreal said. At least two U.S. areas will seek the designation from Paris' Bureau of International Exhibitions — California's Silicon Valley and Houston.
2020年开始新一轮的申博活动，维拉利亚称，至少有两个美国地区会赴巴黎世博局参与竞争- 加利福尼亚州的硅谷和休斯顿。
The United States never should have lost interest in world's fairs after the last one in 1984. It's time for a U.S. fair.
美国不应该失去对组织世博会的兴趣。最近一次举办在美国的世博会还是1984年。是时候举办一场美国世博了。
dhendricks@express-news.net
The six-month 2010 Shanghai Expo world's fair that ended Oct. 31 smashed the record for the most attendance for an event in human history with 74 million.
为期6个月的2010年上海世博会于10月31日闭幕，7400万的参观人数为史上历届盛会之最。
But only the magnificent China Pavilion, a performing arts center and some conference buildings will remain.
但只有宏伟的中国馆、一个演艺中心、和几个会议大楼将被保留。
Among the buildings being demolished is the U.S. Pavilion, the steel-gray building shaped like an eagle. The waterfall, the large video theaters, the exhibit areas, the upstairs VIP lounge and dining hall and the gift shop all are being taken apart, along with nearly every other of the 200 country, city and industry pavilions.
正在被拆除的美国馆是一幢青灰色的鹰形建筑。瀑布、大屏幕剧院、展区、楼上的贵宾休息室、餐厅和礼品店都被拆开。同时，近200个国家、城市和工业馆与之命运相同。
Shanghai, a city of about 22 million people, needs the valuable land for commercial and residential development.
上海，一个2200万人口的城市，需要这些为商业和住宅发展的宝贵土地。
San Antonio companies helped pay for the U.S. Pavilion, donating a total of more than $500,000 toward the nearly $70 million that was raised by the private sector nationwide. A San Antonian headed the pavilion. José Villarreal was U.S. ambassador commissioner general during the fair, making him a popular figure throughout China.
圣安东尼奥公司捐助建造美国馆超过50万美元--而建造美国馆其在全美分部募集了近7000万美元。一个圣安东尼奥树立在馆内。美国大使总领事何塞维拉利亚在世博期间，使自己成为中国最受欢迎的人物。
Villarreal believes the money and effort was worth it. The U.S. Pavilion was visited by 7.5 million people, nearly all of them Chinese. That's more than 40,000 people a day.
维拉利亚认为金钱和精力都是物有所值。美国馆的访问量是750万人，几乎都是中国人，平均超过4万人一天。
Because of its contribution, San Antonio was highlighted for two weeks in May on the video boards and during three San Antonio Days the week Mayor Julián Castro led a city delegation on a trade-and-investment mission.
由于贡献卓著，5月圣安东尼奥连续2周高调出镜频频亮相，在三天的圣安东尼奥日，市长胡利安卡斯特罗率领市代表团开始贸易投资之旅。
“San Antonio made important contacts,” Villarreal said of the May trip, “including government leaders. We put San Antonio on the map in China, and China is appreciative of all the sponsors for the U.S. Pavilion. What happens from here depends on San Antonio's follow-through with the relationships that were established.”
说起5月之行，维拉利亚表示“圣安东尼奥已经签订了几个重要合同，其中包括与政府领导。我们能把圣安东尼奥打入中国因为中国对所有美国馆的赞助商都表示感谢。关系已经建立，后续如何取决于圣安东尼奥的跟进。”
The follow-through will materialize next year in the form of a new China plan for San Antonio. City Council member Elisa Chan, a native of Taiwan who helped lead the city group to the Shanghai Expo in May, has organized an ad hoc committee of a dozen people who were among the 70 people in the delegation.
后续将在明年成型，具体是圣安东尼奥制定一个新中国计划。市议员伊莉莎.陈，这位5月曾去上海世博的台湾人，在70人的代表团中组织了十几人建立了特设委员会。
That committee has held one meeting and will have others before producing a long-range plan for seeking trade and investment with Chinese companies, working with the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio, said Beth Costello of the city International and Economic Development Department.
城市国际和经济发展部的贝斯卡斯特罗称该委员会已举行一次会议，并将继续会谈就在圣安东尼奥自由贸易联盟共同合作努力下，制定如何在中方寻求贸易和投资的长期规划。
“Our participation was a first step,” Villarreal said. “It was an opportunity for the city to plant its flag and prove that the city was committed” to trade and commerce.
维拉利亚认为“世博参与是第一步，对一个城市这是一个机会展示自己并在贸易商业上取得认可”。
The Shanghai Expo became a giant in the history of world's fairs. It helped anchor Asia as the future of economic and technological advancement. World fairs still create influence. Other nations are planning fairs, including South Korea in 2012.
上海世博已成为世界世博史的巨人。它帮助掌握亚洲未来的经济和科技进步的方向。世界博览会仍然有影响力。其他国家正在积极规划相关事务，包括在2012年举办世博的韩国。
The year 2020 will have competition for official designation for a world's fair, Villarreal said. At least two U.S. areas will seek the designation from Paris' Bureau of International Exhibitions — California's Silicon Valley and Houston.
2020年开始新一轮的申博活动，维拉利亚称，至少有两个美国地区会赴巴黎世博局参与竞争- 加利福尼亚州的硅谷和休斯顿。
The United States never should have lost interest in world's fairs after the last one in 1984. It's time for a U.S. fair.
美国不应该失去对组织世博会的兴趣。最近一次举办在美国的世博会还是1984年。是时候举办一场美国世博了。
dhendricks@express-news.net
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