LONDON — During a summer dominated by the Olympics, Europe's largest street festival, the Notting Hill Carnival, gave London revelers another thing to smile about Sunday and Monday. The carnival is an important cultural event led by the West Indian community in London.
倫敦送走了夏季盛會(huì)奧運(yùn)會(huì)后,又迎來(lái)了歐洲最大的狂歡節(jié)——諾丁山狂歡節(jié),狂歡節(jié)給倫敦市民又帶來(lái)了其津津樂(lè)道的歡聲笑語(yǔ) 。諾丁山狂歡節(jié)是聚居在諾丁山地區(qū)的西印度群島移民的文化盛會(huì) 。
About 1 million people poured onto the streets of west London during the two days of the Notting Hill Carnival. Swamped on all sides by massive crowds, hundreds of groups took part in the parade, dancing to the beat of pounding music that pumped through loudspeakers.
在為期兩天的狂歡節(jié)上將有百萬(wàn)游客涌向倫敦西區(qū) 。屆時(shí)將有幾百條游行隊(duì)伍加入到川流不息的人群中,伴隨著揚(yáng)聲器中傳來(lái)的重金屬音樂(lè)跳舞 。