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London was one of first cities of modern times to seriously tackle the problem of poor sanitation after a British doctor, John Snow, discovered in 1854 that cholera was water-borne and not air-borne as had previously being thought.
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英国医生约翰．史诺在1854年发现霍乱其实是靠水散播，而非之前认为的空气传播；在此之后，伦敦成为第一批认真改进公共卫生问题的现代城市。 |
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London's Chinatown is one of the city's major tourist attractions.
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伦敦的唐人街是该市主要旅游景点之一。 |
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London's Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of Home Secretary.
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但伦敦警察署直接与内政大臣管辖。 |
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London's Metropolitan Police took possession of a pre-Inca headdress—estimated to be at least 1,300 years old—made by the Moche civilization of northern Peru .
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伦敦大都会警局保留了一个前印加文化的头饰（至少制造于1300年前），由北秘鲁的莫奇文明制造。 |
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London's Natural History Museum is reportedly to return human bones and teeth from its collection to an Aboriginal community in Australia.
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据报道，伦敦自然历史博物馆打算将一些人类骨骼和牙齿收藏品归还给澳大利亚的土著人团体。 |
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London's Olympic bid team wept with delight after they beat the odds to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
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伦敦申奥小组在击败对手获得2012年奥运会的主办权后，喜极而泣。 |
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London's fashion week has always been considered slightly out of vogue.
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伦敦时装周一直被认为不够时尚。 |
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London's metropolitan area is divided into 32 boroughs and the City of London.
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伦敦的城区分成32个区和伦敦城。 |
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London's size can be daunting to the tourist.
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伦敦的面积会让游人生畏。 |
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London's unique range of venues will be crowned and complemented by those in the new Olympic Park, including the Olympic Stadium and the Aquatics Centre.
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伦敦独特的比赛场地选址范围还将包括新的奥林匹克公园中的那些比赛场地，例如奥运体育馆主馆和水上运动中心。 |
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London, Cardiff and Newcastle were named as the most fashionable cities, with Kylie Minogue, Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Aniston named as the top three fashion icons.
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伦敦、卡地夫与新堡被选为最时尚的城市，凯莉米洛、维多利亚贝克汉与珍妮佛安妮斯顿，则被选为时尚象徵前3名。 |
