With support from the central government, Shanghai has spared no expense and gotten the whole city involved in preparations. Its goal has been to give itself a full makeover before the expo, so that it can rise into the ranks of the world's leading cities.
在中共中央的財政支援下，上海市不計成本，傾全城之力投入籌備建設，目的就是希望能改頭換面，躋身世界一流城市之列。