LONDON, England. A capital city full of art and history. An important political centre. A huge financial market place.
英国,伦敦,一座艺术气息和历史氛围浓郁的都城,一个重要的政治中心,一处巨大的金融市场.
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.
不管你眼中的伦敦是什么样子,以游客的身份去参观旅游和居住在此有很大的不同.伦敦每个地方都各有千秋.有的地方富裕,有的地方偏工业化,有的地方则更适合居住.
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.
我们先从金融广场启程吧.这里是伦敦最古老的地方.以前,所有的金融交易都在这里进行.居住在这里的人不是很多,但是,每天却有30万人工作在此.
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.
继续西行,我们就来到了伦敦西区.这里是日益繁忙的购物和娱乐区.沿牛津大街步行,会经过六家大百货商店,其中就有塞弗吉商店和哈罗德商店.这里的房子租金特别贵,一居室的公寓可能每周的租金大约有1000英磅（折合人民币1万4845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.
再远一些就是伦敦西部.这里大多是时尚的住宅区.你可以去参观威尔士王妃黛安娜亡故前的住所肯辛顿宫.因朱丽亚·罗伯茨和休·格兰主演的电影《诺丁山》而一举成名的诺丁山就在这里.
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.
伦敦东区有伦敦港,在历史上,它曾经是移民最先到达的地方.当年,法国人、比利时人、犹太教徒、巴基斯坦人和孟加拉国人蜂拥而至,都曾居住在此.这些移民给这个地区带来了丰富多彩的文化,同时,也使之更贫穷.这个区声名很差,被看作是危险之地.由于伦敦成功申请到了2012年奥运会的举办权,很多伦敦人希望这个区的住房、教育和工作机会能够得到改善.
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.
要全面描述伦敦是很困难的.这个城市是一个“乡村集散地”,每个地方都有自己的特色和自己的社区.
Put them all together, and you have London, a cosmopolitan capital.
所有这一切,组成了伦敦,一个国际化大都市.
再问： 嗯，伦敦的内容介绍得很细很不错，如果能将奥运会和伦敦结合一下写就更好了。谢谢！！
再答： 2012 Olympic Games in London the thirtieth held. July 6, 2005, the International Olympic Committee announced that London hosting the Olympic Games by the British, this is the 3rd in London hosted the Summer Olympics. London Summer Olympics held in London is by far the highest number of cities. Is the history's first city to host the Olympics three times, first: 1908 London Olympic Games; second: 1948 London Olympic Games; Third: 2012 London Olympic Games. Local time in London at 19 o'clock on July 27, 2011, the first anniversary of the London Olympics countdown activities. We are very excited. 2012年第三十届奥林匹克运动会在伦敦举行。2005年7月6日，国际奥委会宣布由英国伦敦主办此次奥运会，这是伦敦第3次主办夏季奥运会。伦敦伦敦是迄今为止举办夏季奥运会次数最多的城市。也是历史上首座三度举办奥运会的城市，第一次：1908年伦敦奥运会；第二次：1948年伦敦奥运会；第三次：2012年伦敦奥运会。在伦敦当地时间2011年7月27日晚上7点，伦敦奥运会开始倒计时一周年活动。我们都很激动。 London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom (UK). It is Britain's most populous and Europe's second most populous metropolitan area. London's core, the ancient City of London, or the 'square mile' financial district, largely retains its mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. In modern times, the bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area. 伦敦是英国和英国（英国）的首都和最大城市。这是英国人口最稠密的和欧洲的第二大人口最多的大都市区。伦敦的核心，伦敦的古城，或“平方英里”的金融区，在很大程度上保留了中世纪的界限。至少从19世纪，命名为“伦敦”，还提到围绕这一核心开发的大都市。在近代，这个卫星城的散装形式在伦敦地区和大伦敦行政区域的。 Put them all together, and you have London, a cosmopolitan capital. 所有这一切，组成了伦敦，一个国际化大都市。
