Shanghai was a small town three hundred years ago. There were only a few thousand people living here. Many of them were fishermen and farmers.

　　300年前，上海只是个小镇，只有几千人居住在这里，其中很多人是渔民和农民。

　　Today, Shanghai is becoming an international city. Many tall building have been built. Some bridges have been put up over the Huangpu River. More and more foreigners come to Shanghai for a visit every day.

　　今天，上海已变成一座国际大都市，并建成了很多高楼大厦。黄浦江上架起了很多桥梁。每天都有越来越多的外国人前来旅游。

　　Shanghai has already won the bid for holding the World Expo 20xx. I think the environment will be better and better and the city will be more and more beautiful.

　　上海已经取得了20xx年世博会的举办权，我相信上海的环境会越来越好，并且越来越美丽。