諾丁山街角的英倫情調——倫敦
London, capital of Great Britain, SE England, on both sides of the Thames Greater London Council administered the larger London area until 1986, when it was abolished by the Thatcher government, making London unique as a world metropolis without a central governing unit. In 1999 the Greater London Authority Act reestablished a single local governing body for the Greater London area, consisting of an elected mayor and the London Assembly. Elections were held in 2000, and Ken Livingstone became London's first elected mayor.
倫敦，英國的首都，位於英格蘭的東南方，泰晤士河流經這裏。大倫敦理事會管理的大倫敦地區，直到1986年，當時它被廢除的撒切爾政府，使倫敦成爲一個沒有一箇中央理事單位的獨特世界大都市。在1999年，大倫敦管理局法重新確立一個單一的地方的管治機構，大倫敦地區，組成一個民選市長和倫敦大會。選舉是在2000年舉行，並肯利文斯通成爲倫敦的第一位民選市長。
London is one of the world's foremost financial, commercial, industrial, and cultural centers. The Bank of England, Lloyd's, the stock exchange, and numerous other banks and investment companies have their headquarters there, primarily in the City, but increasingly at Canary Wharf. The financial services sector is a major source of overall employment in London.
倫敦是世界最重要的金融，商業，工業和文化中心。英格蘭銀行，勞埃德公司，證券交易所，以及衆多的其他銀行和投資公司的總部都設存在，主要是在城市，但在越來越多的加那利碼頭。金融服務業是一個主要來源，總的就業在倫敦。
London still remains one of the world's greatest ports. It exports manufactured goods and imports petroleum, tea, wool, raw sugar, timber, butter, metals, and meat. Consumer goods, clothing, precision instruments, jewelry, and stationery are produced, but manufacturing has lost a number of jobs in the once-dominant textile, furniture, printing, and chemical-processing industries as firms have moved outside the area. Engineering and scientific research are also important to the economy, as is tourism. The city is a hub for road, rail, and air (its airports include Heathrow and Gatwick), and it is now linked to the Continent by a high-speed rail line under the English Channel.
倫敦也是是世界上最大的港口。它的出口製成品和進口石油，茶葉，羊毛，原糖，木材，黃油，金屬，和肉類。消費品，服裝，精密儀器，首飾，文具生產，但生產已經失去了一些就業機會，曾經占主導地位的紡織，傢俱，印刷，化工等加工行業的公司都搬到以外的地區。工程和科研也很重要的經濟，這是旅遊業。城市是一個樞紐的公路，鐵路和航空（其包括倫敦希思羅機場和蓋特威克） ，現在是與歐洲大陸的高速鐵路線下的英吉利海峽。
The best-known streets of London are Fleet Street, the Strand, Piccadilly, Whitehall, Pall Mall, Downing Street, and Lombard Street. Bond and Regent streets and Covent Garden are noted for their shops. Buckingham Palace is the royal family's London residence. Municipal parks include Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park (which houses the London Zoo), and St. James's and Green parks. Museums include the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, the Wallace Collection, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Saachi Gallery. London also has numerous commercial art galleries and plays a major role in the international art market.
最有名的街頭，倫敦的艦隊街，東街，皮卡迪利，白廳，波邁，唐寧街，和倫巴第街。 007和麗晶街上和科芬園是指出他們的商店。白金漢宮是王室在倫敦居住。市政公園包括海德公園，肯辛頓花園，攝政公園（該房屋的倫敦動物園） ，以及聖雅各福羣和綠色公園。博物館包括大英博物館，維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館，國家美術館，泰特美術館的，收集的華萊士，該研究所的當代藝術，並Saachi畫廊。倫敦還擁有衆多的商業藝術畫廊和中起着重要作用的國際藝術品市場。
The British Library, one of the world's great reference resources, is located in London. The city is rich in other artistic and cultural activities. Its approximately 100 theater companies reflect the importance of drama, and it has several world-class orchestras, a well-known opera house, performance halls, and clubs. A working replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre opened in 1997. The Univ. of London is the largest in Great Britain, and there are other universities and colleges in the city. The state-owned BBC (British Broadcasting Company) is headquartered in London, and most of the country's national newspapers are published there. The New Scotland Yard, synonymous with criminal investigation, is located in the city. Sporting events draw large support from Londoners who follow cricket, soccer (at Wimbley Stadium), and tennis (including the Wimbledon championship).
大英圖書館，一個世界上最偉大的參考資源，設在倫敦。這座城市有着豐富的藝術和其他文化活動。它的大約100個劇團反映的重要性，戲劇，它有幾個世界一流的樂團，一個衆所周知的歌劇院，性能會堂，和俱樂部。一個工作副本的莎士比亞環球劇場在1997年開放。該大學。倫敦是全球最大的大不列顛，還有其他高校的城市。國有英國廣播公司（英國廣播公司）是總部設在倫敦，大多數國家的報紙刊登有。新蘇格蘭場，同義詞，刑事調查，位於城市。體育賽事吸引大批來自倫敦支持誰的後續板球，足球（上Wimbley體育場）和網球（包括溫布爾登錦標賽）。
