[no.`1]
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。
[no.2]
London (pronounced /?l?nd?n/) is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom. It has been an influential city for two millennia, and its history goes back to its founding by the Romans, then named Londinium.[6] London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries. However, since at least the nineteenth century, the name "London" has also referred to the whole metropolis that has developed around it.[7] Today, the bulk of this conurbation forms the London region[8] and the Greater London administrative area,[9] with its own elected mayor and assembly.[10]
London is a global city[11][12] and one of the world's largest financial centres.[13][14][15][16] Central London is home to the headquarters of more than half of the UK's top 100 listed companies (the FTSE 100) and more than 100 of Europe's 500 largest. London's influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, the arts and culture in general contributes to its global position. It is a major tourist destination for both domestic and overseas visitors. London hosted the 1908 and 1948 Summer Olympics and will host the 2012 Summer Olympics.[17]
London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church.[18]
London has a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and more than 300 languages are spoken within its boundaries.[19] In July 2007, it had an official population of 7,556,900 within the boundaries of Greater London,[20] making it the most populous municipality in the European Union.[21] The Greater London Urban Area (the second largest in the EU) has a population of 8,278,251.[2] while the metropolitan area (the largest in the EU) has an estimated total population of between 12 million[3] and 14 million.[4] The public transport network, administered by Transport for London, is the most extensive in the world,[22] London Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers[23] and the airspace is the busiest of any urban centre in the world.[24]
翻譯：倫敦（發音/l?nd?n/）是英格蘭和英國的首都。這已是兩千年壹個有影響的城市，其歷史可以追溯到成立由羅馬人，命名為倫迪尼烏姆。[6]倫敦的核心，在倫敦，'平方英裏的古代城市，保留了中世紀的邊界。不過，至少自19世紀裏，“倫敦”也提到了它周圍的整個大都市發展。[7]今天，這個集合城市的大部分地區形成了倫敦[8]和大倫敦行政區域[9]擁有自己選出的市長和議會。[10]
倫敦是壹個國際城市[11] [12]以及世界上最大的金融中心之壹。[13] [14] [15] [16]倫敦市中心的家以上英國最大的100家上市公司的壹半總部（金融時報100）和100多名歐洲最大的500家。倫敦在政治，教育，娛樂，媒體，時尚，藝術和文化的影響壹般有利於它的國際地位。這是壹個為國內和海外遊客的主要旅遊目的地。倫敦主辦了1908年和1948年夏季奧運會，將舉辦2012年夏季奧運會。[17]
倫敦包含四個世界遺產：在倫敦塔，格林威治歷史性的解決;皇家植物園邱園，和站點組成的威斯敏斯特，威斯敏斯特教堂和聖瑪格麗特教堂宮殿。[18]
倫敦的民族，多種文化和宗教，以及300多個語言對境內發言。[19]在2007年7月，它在大倫敦地區的邊界正式的755.69萬人口，[20]使在歐盟人口最多的直轄市。[21]大倫敦都市區（在歐盟第二大）有8278251人。[2]，而首都地區（在歐盟最大的）的總人口估計年齡介乎12萬[3]和1400萬美元。[4]公***交通網絡，交通管理的倫敦，是世界上最廣泛，[22]倫敦的希思羅機場是世界最繁忙的國際機場乘客人數[ 23]和領空，是世界上任何城市中心最繁忙的。[24]
[no.3]
Paris is a romantic city. Paris's most famous Leaning Tower in Paris. Parisians rarely speak English, but also most of the foreigners go to Paris, said French. Paris has very beautiful scenery.
巴黎是個浪漫的城市.巴黎最著名的是巴黎斜塔.巴黎人很少說英語,外國人去巴黎也大部分說的法語.巴黎有很漂亮的風景.
[no.4]
Paris, the capital of France, is located in northern France on both banks of the Seine River, 145 km (90 mi) from the river's mouth on the English Channel. A total of 2,135,300 (2002) inhabitants live in Paris proper, and almost 11 million persons (1999) live in greater Paris (the Ile-de-France region), which is one of Europe's largest metropolitan areas. A city of world importance and the business, historic, intellectual, diplomatic, religious, educational, artistic, and tourist center of France, Paris owes its prosperity in large part to its favorable position on the Seine, which has been a major commercial artery since the Roman period.
[no.5]
Location: On the Thames River, southeast England
Language: English
Currency: Pound sterling (?), made up of 100 pence (p)
Notes: ?5, ?10, ?20 (rarely used: ?1, ?50, ?100)
Coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, ?1, ?2 (rarely used: ?5)
Should you tip? In England's restaurants, there is sometimes a "discretionary" service charge added to the bill. When there is no extra charge, tips of 10%-15% are expected, unless the service is particularly poor. Bartenders at pubs do not expect a tip, but are happy to receive one. Some tour guides expect a tip, though it is not obligatory. Taxi drivers generally get a tip of about 10%; many simply round the fare up to the nearest ?.
Airports: Five airports serve the greater London area.
London Heathrow Airport, located 15 miles (24 km) west of Central London, is one of the world's busiest airports.
London Gatwick Airport, located 28 mi (46 km) south of London, and 24.8 miles (40 km) north of Brighton, serves the most routes in Europe.
London Stansted Airport, a single runway airport, 30 miles (48 km) north-east of London. It is the center for low-priced and commuter airlines in England.
London Luton Airport is located about 35 miles (56 km) north of London.
London City Airport, located in the London Borough of Newham in East London, primarily serves the London financial district.
A Quick Look
London was established by the Romans in the 1st century CE and was called Londinium. It went through a series of conquests, and in 1066 the Normans selected Westminster as their center of government. London became one of Europe's largest cities, and — even after being struck by Black Death in the 14th century, by plague and the Great Fire of London in the 17th century, and by German bombs during World War II — it has remained one of the world's most influential cities.
Today, London, with its population of more than seven million, is the capital of England and the United Kingdom and a center of business, finance, politics, culture, arts and style, as well as a busy port city. Greater London stretches over both sides of the Thames River and consists of 32 boroughs that surround the City of London — a one-square-mile area that includes the old city of London and what constitutes the commercial hub of today's London. A region of immigrants, some 30% of London's population is foreign born.
Be sure to wander through the city's parks, including Hyde Park, St. James's Park, Kensington Gardens and The Green Park.[大集合哈~]