中心地的英文：
metropolis
n. 大都市；首府；重要中心
- She was rehearsing at the Metropolis Theatre.
她正在都市剧院排演节目。 - He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendor of the metropolis.
大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。 - Anshan is a steel metropolis in our country.
鞍山是我国的钢都。 - To these daughters of the soil, a metropolis means richness and luxury.
对于这群村妇而言，大城市意味着富裕和奢侈。 - Tessenow decried the metropolis and extolled the peasant virtues
特森诺夫痛诋大都市，颂扬农民的美德。