LONDON, England. A capital city full of art and history. An important political centre. A huge financial market place.
英國,倫敦,壹座藝術氣息和歷史氛圍濃郁的都城,壹個重要的政治中心,壹處巨大的金融市場.
Whatever you think about London, visiting as a tourist is very different from living there. Each part of London has its own character. Some parts are richer than others, or more industrial, or have better housing.
不管妳眼中的倫敦是什麽樣子,以遊客的身份去參觀旅遊和居住在此有很大的不同.倫敦每個地方都各有千秋.有的地方富裕,有的地方偏工業化,有的地方則更適合居住.
Let's start with the centre, the "Square Mile". This is the oldest part of London. In the past, this is where all financial business was done. Not many people live here, but 300,000 people work here every day.
我們先從金融廣場啟程吧.這裏是倫敦最古老的地方.以前,所有的金融交易都在這裏進行.居住在這裏的人不是很多,但是,每天卻有30萬人工作在此.
Moving west, we come to the West End. This busy shopping and entertainment district is bursting with things to do. Take a walk down Oxford Street, past big department stores like Selfridges and Harrods. Rents here are very high, a one-bedroom apartment may cost around 1000 pounds (14,845 yuan) a week.
繼續西行,我們就來到了倫敦西區.這裏是日益繁忙的購物和娛樂區.沿牛津大街步行,會經過六家大百貨商店,其中就有塞弗吉商店和哈羅德商店.這裏的房子租金特別貴,壹居室的公寓可能每周的租金大約有1000英磅（折合人民幣1萬4845元）左右.
Further away is West London. This area is more residential and very fashionable. Go see the home of Diana, the Princess of Wales: Kensington Palace. Notting Hill, made famous by the film starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, is here.
再遠壹些就是倫敦西部.這裏大多是時尚的住宅區.妳可以去參觀威爾士王妃黛安娜亡故前的住所肯辛頓宮.因朱麗亞·羅伯茨和休·格蘭主演的電影《諾丁山》而壹舉成名的諾丁山就在這裏. The East End contains the Port of London, which historically is where many immigrants first arrived. Waves of French, Belgians, Jews, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have all lived here. This makes the area very diverse, but also quite poor. It has a reputation as being dangerous. Since London won the bid to hold the Olympics in 2012, many Londoners hope that housing, education and employment for many people in this area will improve.
倫敦東區有倫敦港,在歷史上,它曾經是移民最先到達的地方.當年,法國人、比利時人、猶太教徒、巴基斯坦人和孟加拉國人蜂擁而至,都曾居住在此.這些移民給這個地區帶來了豐富多彩的文化,同時,也使之更貧窮.這個區聲名很差,被看作是危險之地.由於倫敦成功申請到了2012年奧運會的舉辦權,很多倫敦人希望這個區的住房、教育和工作機會能夠得到改善.
It is difficult to be general about London. The city is made up of a "collection of villages", each area with its own character and community.
要全面描述倫敦是很困難的.這個城市是壹個“鄉村集散地”,每個地方都有自己的特色和自己的社區. Put them all together, and you have London, a cosmopolitan capital. 所有這壹切,組成了倫敦,壹個國際化大都市.