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（英国）旅游英语London（英国）旅游英语London世界城市博览（）（英国）58LondonThe Britishcapital ismore eclecticand electric（渐渐增than itsbeen inyears.Theres almosta feeding力口的）（狂热）frenzy settingout toprove thatLondon，（搏动的；悸动的）（充is themost pulsatingvibrant溢生气的）city onthe planet,even rivalingNew Yorkforsheer energy,outrageous art,trendy restaurants,and a（无与伦比的）.nightlife equalto noneNewsweek hailed（时髦，时尚）London asa hipcompromise（这里指固定的、，不变的）aspic-preserved beautyofbetween thenonstop newnessof LosAngeles andtheParis-sharpened toNew Yorksedge.Wine Spectatorproclaimsmore modestlythat Thesun isshining brighterinLondon thesedays.Experimental theateris takingover stagesthat were（暴富的）built forShakespeares plays;and upstartchefsare reinventingthe blanddishes Britishmumsmade forgenerations intoa newand inventivecuisine;（英国人）for thefirst timeever,rits areeven running（高级服装店）the couturehouses ofDior andGivenchy.In food,fashion,film,pop music,the visualarts,and just about everythingelse,London standsat thecuttingedge again,just asit didin the1960s.However traditionalLondon stilllives,basically（原封不动的；未受损伤的）.intact Fromhigh teaatBrowns tothe changingof theguard atBuckinghamPalace,the cityabounds withthe cultureand charmofdays goneby.Designed bySir ChristopherWren,St.PaulsCathedral isthe symbolicheart of London.Discovering Londonand makingit yourown canbe abitof achallenge,especially ifyou havejustalittle time.Even inthe18th century,Daniel Defoefound London，（扩散）stretched outin buildings,straggling confused,out ofall shape;neither longnor broad,round norsquare.（真正的伦敦城）The CityofLondonproper ismerelyone squaremile ofvery expensivereal estatearound theBankof England.All thegargantuan restof thecity is（自治市镇）made upof separatevillages,boroughs,and（市政府）corporations-Westminster,Chelsea,Hampstead,Kensington,and manymore-each withitsown mayorand administrationready tofight foritsindependent status.Together,however,they addup toamammoth metropolis,once thelargest onthe globe.Luckily,whether yourelooking forDickens houseorthe Dr.Martens Superstore,only aminute fractionofLondons hugeterritory needconcern you.The heartof（原意是巨兽）this behemothis oneof themostfascinating areason earth,and forabout acentury,one-quarter ofthe worldwas ruledfrom centralLondon.With almostevery stepyou take,youll comeacross signsofthe tremendousinfluence thiscity hasexerted overourpast,both inthought andaction.London isa massof contradictions.On theone hand,（点缀）its adecidedly royalcity,studded withpalaces andcourtgardens.Yet itsalso thehome ofthe worlds（second-oldest parliamentarydemocracy Icelandwas the）first.。