“每一届世博会,无论规模大小,都使人类文明迈上了一个新的台阶。”这是美国前总统威廉·麦金莱在1901年对世博会的评价。大到埃菲尔铁塔,小到一只热狗,都是因为世博会的契机走上了世界历史的舞台,并至今仍对人类的生活产生深远的影响,而一些首次在世博会上亮相的展品比如蒸汽机、电话则宣告着人类社会的另一个崭新时代的到来。一切都从世博会开始,它改变了人类认识世界和存在于世界的方式。 “Every World Expo, regardless of its size, has brought human civilization to a new level.” This is the evaluation of the World Expo by William McKinley, former President of the United States, in 1901. From the Eiffel Tower to a hot dog, it was because of the opportunity of the World Expo that it embarked on the stage of world history, and it still has a profound impact on human life. Some of the exhibits that first appeared at the World Expo, such as steam engines and telephones. It announces the arrival of another new era in human society. Everything started with the World Expo. It changed the way people understand the world and exist in the world.