xx年南非世界盃即將拉開帷幕，各參賽隊伍整裝待戰，主辦城市也煥然一新，迎接五湖四海的球迷的到來。今天，小編為您簡要介紹一下主辦城市之一的約翰內斯堡，希望大家在娛樂中也能學到知識，有所收穫。
province: gauteng province
所在省：豪登省
population: 3,2 million
人口：320萬
geography: located on the eastern high-lying plateau in south africa
地理位置：地處南非東部高原
climate: dry with winter temperatures ranging from 24°-16°c. summer is temperate with temperatures exceeding 30°c and afternoon thundershowers.
氣候：氣候乾燥。冬季溫度在16到24攝氏度之間。夏季溫度超過30度，並且午後經常會有雷陣雨。
key economic sectors: retail, finance
經濟支柱產業：零售業，金融業。
johannesburg or the city of gold, as the city is known in south africa, is the business hub of south africa, contributing a substantial part of the country's gdp approximately 12%. the city is home to two of the country's most popular football teams and historical arch-rivals, kaizer chiefs and orlando pirates. johannesburg is also known as the economic engine of southern africa and the trendsetter of south africa. it is a melting pot laced with all the flavours of african cultures and beyond.
約翰內斯堡在南非被稱作黃金城，是南非的商業中心，在全國的經濟地位舉足輕重，其生產總值約占國內生產總值的12%。約翰內斯堡是國內最著名的兩支球隊-凱澤酋長與奧蘭多海盜的所在城市，同時這兩支球隊也是歷史上的夙敵。約翰內斯堡也被稱作是南非的經濟的發動機和領頭羊。它是個社會大熔爐，融合了非洲國家以及世界各國的文化特色。
despite the hustle and bustle of the big city, jo'burg is unexpectedly green and orientated towards outdoor living. it has a wealth of trees creating an 'urban forest', and many of the trees are located in the 2328 parks.
除了大城市的喧鬧擁擠，約翰內斯堡還貼別崇尚綠色，人們傾心於戶外活動。約翰內斯堡市內有大面積的樹，形成了“城市森林”，其中很大一部分樹種在全市的2328座公園裡。
cultural wealth is also in abundance, with a host of interesting museums including the apartheid museum, constitution hill and the world acclaimed soweto. the mai mai market is the oldest market in johannesburg and is a great place to discover traditional remedies. but more than that, johannesburg has become a truly african city, melding disparate people from across the continent.
約翰內斯堡也有著豐厚的文化底蘊，有大量妙趣橫生的博物館，包括種族隔離博物館、憲法丘，以及世界著名的索韋托。mai mai市場是約翰內斯堡最為古老的市場，這裡是人們尋求一些傳統偏方良藥的好去處。不僅如此，約翰內斯堡已經變成了名副其實的非洲城市，擁抱來自整個非洲大陸的不同種族的人們。
today descendents of immigrants from around the world call themselves joburgers and they are added to daily by a continual stream of migrants, keen to have some of the city's shine rub off on them.
如今，來自世界各國移民的後代把自己稱作“joburger”，並且每天，到此移居的人流不斷，他們都熱切期盼約翰內斯堡的陽光能灑在自己身上。