The writer is an FT contributing editor and writes the Chartbook newsletter
本文作者是英国《金融时报》特约编辑，他还撰写时事通讯Chartbook
We used to know what the future of a globalised world looked like: cosmopolitan cities like New York, Paris, London, Hong Kong. These places had national character but blended together people, ideas and money from all over the world.
我们过去都知道，在一个全球化的世界，未来是什么样子的：将会有许多像纽约、巴黎、伦敦、香港这样的国际化都市。这些城市既有本国的特征，又汇聚了来自世界各地的人、思想与资金。
Many were once capitals of far-flung empires. Some, like London and New York City, had been hit hard by economic restructuring in the 1970s. They were re-energised and transformed by global growth.
许多城市曾是庞大帝国的首都。还有些城市，像伦敦和纽约，在20世纪70年代因经济结构调整而受到了沉重打击，全球经济增长使它们重新焕发活力，改头换面。