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In Britain we are often told that people are leaving the big cities to live in the countryside but is this the case worldwide? Not at all. If you look at the biggest cities in 1950, seven out of the top ten were in the developed countries but by the year 2000, the developing countries will have eight out of the top ten. New York, which in 1950 was number one with a population of around 12 million, will only be the sixth largest city in the world but with an extra 2 million. And London? London, which was number two, won't even be in the top ten. Its population in 1950, by the way, was about 10 million. And why is this happening? Why are people moving to the big cities from the country in developing countries? The reasons are complex but many are moving to look for work. And the problems this creates are enormous. It's estimated that 26 million people will be living in Mexico City by the year 2000, with Sao Paulo in Brazil not far behind.
记者：在英国经常听说人们从大城市搬到乡村去生活，这是个全球趋势吗？ 专家：完全不是。如果对比一下十大人口城市，我们可以看出1950年其中有7个城市分布在发达国家，而到了2000年，将会有8个城市分布在发展中国家。纽约，1950年有人口1200万，位列第一，而到了2000年，人口会增长200万，只能位列第六。 记者：那么伦敦呢？ 专家：伦敦在1950年是第二，但到2000年将被挤出十大人口城市的行列。顺便一说，1950年伦敦的人口大约有1000万。 记者：为什么会发生这种变化呢？为什么在发展中国家人们会从乡村涌进城市呢？ 专家：原因很复杂，但有很多是为了进城找工作的。这种人口流动带来的问题是很巨大的。据统计到2000年，墨西哥城的人口将达到2600万，巴西圣保罗则紧随其后。 （翻译：melodyhan 能力有限，仅供参考）