伦敦 英文翻译

　　大本钟高95米．
　　大本钟（Big Ben）英国伦敦著名古钟,即威斯敏斯特宫钟塔,英国国会会议厅附属的钟楼 (Clock Tower) 的大报时钟的昵称.建于1858年.安装在西敏寺桥北议会大厦东侧高95米的钟楼上.大钟由当年负责工务的专员本杰明爵士监制,故名“大本”.钟重14吨,钟盘直径7米,时针和分针长度分别为2.75米和4.27米,钟摆重305公斤,每走一小时,发出深沉而又铿锵的报时声.1923年起,通过广播,钟声远及世界各地.
　　大本钟（Big Ben,坐标：51°30′02.2″N, 00°07′28.6″W）,或称大笨钟,即威斯敏斯特宫(Palace of Westminster)钟塔,英国国会会议厅附属的钟楼 (Clock Tower) 的大报时钟的昵称.位于威斯敏斯特桥的南面桥头,与英国议会大厦相连,英国议会大厦的北角,钟楼高79米,钟楼四面的圆形钟盘,直径为6.7米,是伦敦的传统地标.坐地铁可以在威斯敏斯特桥站下车.作为伦敦市的标志以及英国的象征,大本钟巨大而华丽,重13.5吨,四个钟面的面积有两平方米左右.大本钟从1859年就为伦敦城报时,根据格林尼治时间每隔一小时敲响一次,至今将近一个半世纪,尽管这期间大本钟曾两度裂开而重铸.现在大本钟的钟声仍然清晰、动听.自从1859年投入使用后,英国政府每隔五年就要对大本钟实施维护,包括清洗钟体、替换大本钟的报时轮系和运转轮系等.

This is Jim Green from London(伦敦).He has a nice reading room.In it he has a bookcase.There are some books in the bookcase.He has a table and a chair.He can read some books.He has a plant in his reading room,too.He doesn't have a dresser or bed in his reading room.
What's the topic of the passage? -- It's about Jim's reading room.
Where's London? -- It's in England.

London (pronounced /ˈlʌndən/) 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]

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