Demographers reckon that three quarters of humanity could be city dwelling by 2050, with most of the increase coming in the fast growing towns of Asia and Africa.

人口学家估计，到2050年，将有四分之三的人类居住在城市，其中大部分将来自亚洲和非洲快速发展的城镇。

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The festival will be great for our city and for the country as a whole.

这次会演对我们城市乃至整个国家都将是意义重大的。

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He instructed that a wall should be built around the city.

他下令在城的周围筑一道城墙。

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Shakespeare moved to London in the late fifteen eighties to be at the center of the city's busy theater life.

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Also, if your patron wanted to run for a city office, your patron would expect you to be loyal and vote for him.

作为回报，如果庇护人要竞选官职，就会要求你投他一票。

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I mean, coming from New York, anywhere I will be a little bit jaded, but Providence is a nice city.

因为来自纽约，我会对所有地方感到厌倦，但普罗维登斯确实是个不错的地方。

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But the biggest reason may be City's newfound moderation in the transfer window, which closes Aug. 31.

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And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.

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Zabaleta, despite the heavy strapping to his head, was proving to be City's best player as the half-time whistle approached, that plaudit definitely not falling to club captain Tevez, who was off the pace.

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