世博熱身：十句話介紹上海世博

1.上海世博會(huì)的理念是：理解、溝通、歡聚、合作。

The philosophies of Shanghai Expo are understanding, communication, togetherness and cooperation.

2.上海世博會(huì)的副主題是：城市多元文化的融合，城市經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮，城市科技的創(chuàng)新，城市社區(qū)的重塑，城市和鄉(xiāng)村的互動(dòng)。

The secondary themes of Shanghai Expo are: multi-cultural integration, the promotion of city economy, technological innovation, the reconstruction of city communities, and the interaction of urban and rural sectors.

3.上海世博會(huì)的吉祥物名字叫“海寶（HAIBAO）”,意即“四海之寶”，以“人”為核心創(chuàng)意，契合上海世博會(huì)的主題。

The mascot of Shanghai Expo is “Haibao”, which in Chinese means the treasure of the ocean. It’s designed to resemble the Chinese character for “human”, which corresponds to the theme of the Expo.

4.上海世博會(huì)的會(huì)徽?qǐng)D案形似漢字“世”，并與數(shù)字“2010”巧妙組合，猶如一個(gè)三口之家相擁而樂(lè)，表現(xiàn)了家庭的和睦。表達(dá)了世博會(huì)“理解、溝通、歡聚、合作”的理念。

The emblem of Shanghai Expo looks like the Chinese character for “world”; it is also combined with the numbers “2010” in an elegant way that resembles a celebrating family. It expresses the philosophies of Shanghai Expo: “Understanding, communication, togetherness, and cooperation.”

5.上海世博會(huì)主要場(chǎng)地可以概括為“一軸四館”，分別為世博軸、中國(guó)國(guó)家館、世博主題館、世博中心、世博演藝中心。

The main site of Shanghai Expo can be summarized as "one Axis and four Pavilions", these are: the Expo Axis, the China Pavilion, the Theme Pavilion, the Expo Center, and the Expo Performance Center.