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 Britain’s 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 Lord’s, or to run in the London Marathon. Then there’s shopping in Oxford Street, and the theatres of London’s West End, and concerts – oh, there are hundreds of reasons to visit London.
Can’t wait? Then come with us now, and get to know this wonderful city …
一條大河，一座小村莊，一片新土……“我們可以在這兒建一座城鎮(zhèn)。”羅馬人說。倫迪尼烏姆就這樣誕生了。2,000年后，那座村莊就成了現(xiàn)在的倫敦—— 英國最大的城市，每年都有數(shù)百萬人來到這里。
是什么吸引他們來到這里？有的人來觀賞漂亮的建筑和英國王室盛大的閱兵式，有的人喜歡沿著泰晤士河走一走，逛一逛這座大城市里蔥郁的公園和花園。美輪美奐的建筑遍布倫敦，它們或古老或新潮，每一座都有自己的故事。
成千上萬的人是為了體育運(yùn)動而來—— 在溫布爾登看網(wǎng)球，在溫布利看足球，在洛德板球場看板球，或者來參加倫敦馬拉松賽跑。購物可以去牛津街，看戲劇去倫敦西區(qū)，聽音樂會去—— 啊，有太多太多的理由去倫敦游玩了。
等不及了嗎？那現(xiàn)在就讓我們一起去探索這座美妙的城市吧……