Dubai is the quintessential home of sand, sun and shopping. A century ago, it was a tranquil town whose coral-and-gypsum huts housed Bedouin traders and pearl divers. Today the merchants have gone international and science-fiction skyscrapers stand alongside the mosques and wind towers of Old Dubai.

    迪拜是阳光、沙滩和购物天堂的完美结合。一百年前，它还是一个宁静的小城，贝都因商人和采珠人住在由珊瑚和石膏筑成的小屋里。今天，迪拜商人已经走向全世界，而令人叹为观止的摩天大楼也与迪拜旧城的清真寺和测风塔比邻而立。

    The audacity of the city's rulers is breathtaking. Running out of coastline to build hotels? Build vast artificial islands with 120km of new beachfront. Need better connections with the world? Build up an award-winning international airline in 15 years.

    迪拜统治者的大胆令人惊叹 ......