Global city 這個名詞 創於1991 年
全球城市(英語:global city)又稱世界級城市或國際大都會,指在社會、經濟、文化
及政治層面直接影響全球事務的城市。近年,基於全球化(即全球金融、電訊和交通)的
擴張,全球城市漸漸為人熟悉。
2014年全球城市的排名 墨西哥城 35名 台北市 40名
地小人稠的 新加坡 與香港 排名第九與第五 這兩個城市都沒舉辦過大型的國際賽事
我還是認為最後一段 過去20年來 ....continued to grow as 我認為這個as 很重要
因為已經成為 an economic and cultural center of international importance.
用邏輯來推 若墨西哥城沒有舉辦國際賽事 他就不是global city 了嗎?
但他若在經濟與文化倒退回20年前的水準 他就很確定不是global city
※ 引述《summroak (summroak)》之銘言:
: Which of these indicates that Mexico is a global city?
: a. It has the tallest skyscraper in Latin America.
: b. It has continued to grow for 20 years.
: c. World sporting events have taken place there.
: d. It has growing population.
: 我在b c d 不知選哪一個
: 在第二段 不管怎麼說 Mexico is a global city. 之前面整段都是在講population
: 所以覺得是d
: Mexico 也曾主辦過國際賽事 覺得這跟global city 也有關
: 最後一段 提到過去20年 ... center of international importance...
: 有個international 又覺得好像也是有關
: ...前面一段省略
: The three decades that Porfirio Diaz was in control of the country, toward
: the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, led to
: a French influence on the architecture of the city. About this time, the
: stunning bronze Angel of Independence was built to celebrate the first
: centenary of the beginning of the War of Independence.
: The expansion of the metropolitan area of Mexico City has been astonishing.
: In 1900, there were 344,000 residents. By 1940, the population bad
: increased to 1,670,000 and by the year 2000 it had reached 18 million.
: By any interpretation of the expression, Mexico is a global city. Quite
: apart from the size of its population and its cultural and economic
: importance in the Americas, Mexico has also hosted on summer Olympic Games
: (1986) and two soccer World Cups (1970 and 1986).
: In the last twenty years, Mexico City has continued to grow as an economic
: and cultural center of international importance, which has in turn led to the
: construction of new skyscrapers in the downtown area. Mexico now boasts
: Latin America’s tallest building, the Torre Mayor, and a rebuilt World trade
: Center Mexico, originally the Hotel de Mexico, which was built in the 1960s.
: Which of these indicates that Mexico is a global city?
: a. It has the tallest skyscraper in Latin America.
: b. It has continued to grow for 20 years.
: c. World sporting events have taken place there.
: d. It has growing population.