南非世界杯主办城市介绍之约翰内斯堡

编辑点评：2010年南非世界杯已拉开帷幕，各参赛队伍整装待战，主办城市也焕然一新，迎接五湖四海的球迷的到来。今天，Nancy为您简要介绍一下主办城市之一的约翰内斯堡，希望大家在娱乐中也能学到知识，有所收获。

Province: Gauteng Province

所在省：豪登省

Population: 3,2 million

人口：320万

Geography: Located on the eastern high-lying plateau in South Africa

地理位置：地处南非东部高原

Climate: Dry with winter temperatures ranging from 24°-16°C. Summer is temperate with temperatures exceeding 30°C and afternoon thundershowers.

气候：气候干燥。冬季温度在16到24摄氏度之间。夏季温度超过30度，并且午后经常会有雷阵雨。

Key Economic Sectors: Retail, Finance

经济支柱产业：零售业，金融业。

 

Johannesburg or the City of Gold, as the city is known in South Africa, is the business hub of South Africa, contributing a substantial part of the country's GDP approximately 12%. The City is home to two of the country's most popular football teams and historical arch-rivals, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. Johannesburg is also known as the economic engine of Southern Africa and the trendsetter of South Africa. It is a melting pot laced with all the flavours of African cultures and beyond.

Despite the hustle and bustle of the big city, Jo'burg is unexpectedly green and orientated towards outdoor living. It has a wealth of trees creating an 'urban forest', and many of the trees are located in the 2328 parks.

除了大城市的喧闹拥挤，约翰内斯堡还贴别崇尚绿色，人们倾心于户外活动。约翰内斯堡市内有大面积的树，形成了“城市森林”，其中很大一部分树种在全市的2328座公园里。

 

Cultural wealth is also in abundance, with a host of interesting museums including the Apartheid Museum, Constitution Hill and the world acclaimed Soweto. The Mai Mai Market is the oldest market in Johannesburg and is a great place to discover traditional remedies. But more than that, Johannesburg has become a truly African city, melding disparate people from across the continent.

约翰内斯堡也有着丰厚的文化底蕴，有大量妙趣横生的博物馆，包括种族隔离博物馆、宪法丘，以及世界著名的索韦托。Mai Mai市场是约翰内斯堡最为古老的市场，这里是人们寻求一些传统偏方良药的好去处。不仅如此，约翰内斯堡已经变成了名副其实的非洲城市，拥抱来自整个非洲大陆的不同种族的人们。

Today descendents of immigrants from around the world call themselves Joburgers and they are added to daily by a continual stream of migrants, keen to have some of the city's shine rub off on them.

如今，来自世界各国移民的后代把自己称作“Joburger”，并且每天，到此移居的人流不断，他们都热切期盼约翰内斯堡的阳光能洒在自己身上。