London is expanding outwards at an alarming rate, swallowing up large areas of beautiful countryside.伦敦正以惊人的速度向外扩展，吞食了大片美丽的乡村地区。The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart.这座城市无计划地向外扩展着，成为一个中心缺失的庞然大物。Cities such as Tokyo are spreading out.像东京这样的城市正在向外扩展。Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous.市郊无序地向外扩展以便为新富起来的人提供住房。