satellite town

The government built satellite towns on the urban periphery to relieve pressure on the capital.政府在城市边缘建设了卫星城，以缓解首都的压力。

Satellite towns risk becoming dormitory suburbs unless they develop their own economic base.如果卫星城不发展自己的经济基础，就有沦为卧城（通勤郊区）的风险。