Walk around any downtown district in a big city in China and you will likely bump into at least several foreigners, many to find a bargain in a department store or at a street stall.

漫步在中国任何一个大城市的市中心，你都可能碰到几个外国人，他们中的许多人想在百货商店或者地摊上猎取廉价商品。

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You could pay big bucks for someone to show you around downtown Chicago - or you can take advantage of several free options.

你当然可以很花上一笔钱找上个人带你逛逛芝加哥城区。不过，你其实还能有些免费的选择。

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Street vendors suddenly pop up in the downtown area, selling everything explosive, from big double strings of red, cigarette-sized firecrackers to meter-long bottle rockets.

城里一夜之间就出现了许多商贩，叫卖一切可以爆响的东西，从红色的大挂鞭、像烟卷儿粗的炮竹，到一米多高的火箭炮应有尽有。

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And on six Sunday nights a year, ballroom dancers from as far away as St.Louis - two states away in Missouri - once again head to downtown Indianapolis to swing to the music of big bands and rekindle memories of long-ago dances and romances at the Roof.

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In the evenings, I would wander to the waterfront or read by the big downtown pond.

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Look half a world away at the Big Dig in downtown Boston.

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Two big new stadiums have opened downtown in recent years, including Ford Field, which helped the city win its bid to host the Super Bowl in 2006.

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