The city of high-rises, proud and loud, big and brash.

一个大厦林立、妄自尊大、繁杂喧闹、傲慢无礼的城市。

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Qin in particular can't wait to abandon school, get out of the boondocks and move to the city where, surrounded by high-rises and neon and the intoxicating whir of the Now, a girl can have some fun.

女儿张琴尤其迫不及待想要辍学摆脱农村，她向往城市的高楼大厦和霓虹灯，想要享受“现在”的生活而非未来，这些想法对于一个女孩来说是正常的，她应该开心地过每一天。

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Geography has long defined the city of Chongqing, nestled in between mountain bluffs on the banks of the Yangtze River. Today a jagged skyline rises through the smog.

地理限制在该市得到了极好地解释，该市依偎在长江边上的山峦之间。

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The air heats as it moves through the city to the center, then rises, cools and condenses into rain.

CNN: In-Depth Specials - City Limits

Residents slept outside in cars or fled to the suburbs far from the city's high rises as more than 300 aftershocks rattled the area throughout the day, according to state-run media.

NPR: Earthquake Rocks China's Sichuan Province

The city has seen one of the steepest rises in homeless families in the past decade, up 73% since 2002.

WSJ: City Tallies an Increase in Homeless People on the Subways