1 A great city 1
2 Royal London 6
3 The City and the Tower of London 9
4 Whitehall and Westminster 13
5 By the river 17
6 Parks and gardens 21
7 More museums and galleries 24
8 Theatres, music, and sport 29
9 Shopping and eating 34
10 Travelling 38
GLOSSARY 41
ACTIVITIES: Before Reading 43
ACTIVITIES: While Reading 44
ACTIVITIES: After Reading 47
TRANSLATION 参考译文 51
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A wide river, a small village, a new country We can make a town here, said the Romans, and so Londinium began. Two thousand years later, that village is London, the biggest city in Britain, and millions of people visit it every year.
What brings them here? Some come to see the beautiful buildings and the great parades of Britains royal family. Others like to walk along the River Thames, and through the green parks and gardens of this great city. And London is full of wonderful buildings, old and new, each with its own story.
People come in their thousands for the sport to watch tennis at Wimbledon, football at Wembley, cricket at Lords, or to run in the London Marathon. Then theres shopping in Oxford Street, and the theatres of Londons West End, and concerts oh, there are hundreds of reasons to visit London.
Cant wait? Then come with us now, and get to know this wonderful city
一条大河,一座小村庄,一片新土我们可以在这儿建一座城镇。罗马人说。伦迪尼乌姆就这样诞生了。2,000年后,那座村庄就成了现在的伦敦 英国最大的城市,每年都有数百万人来到这里。
是什么吸引他们来到这里?有的人来观赏漂亮的建筑和英国王室盛大的阅兵式,有的人喜欢沿着泰晤士河走一走,逛一逛这座大城市里葱郁的公园和花园。美轮美奂的建筑遍布伦敦,它们或古老或新潮,每一座都有自己的故事。
成千上万的人是为了体育运动而来 在温布尔登看网球,在温布利看足球,在洛德板球场看板球,或者来参加伦敦马拉松赛跑。购物可以去牛津街,看戏剧去伦敦西区,听音乐会去 啊,有太多太多的理由去伦敦游玩了。
等不及了吗?那现在就让我们一起去探索这座美妙的城市吧