LONDON, England. A capital city full of art and history. An important political centre. A huge financial market place.

　　Whatever you think about London, visiting as a tourist is very different from living there. Each part of London has its own character. Some parts are richer than others, or more industrial, or have better housing.

　　Let's start with the centre, the "Square Mile". This is the oldest part of London. In the past, this is where all financial business was done. Not many people live here, but 300,000 people work here every day.

　　Moving west, we come to the West End. This busy shopping and entertainment district is bursting with things to do. Take a walk down Oxford Street, past big department stores like Selfridges and Harrods. Rents here are very high, a one-bedroom apartment may cost around 1000 pounds (14,845 yuan) a week.

　　Further away is West London. This area is more residential and very fashionable. Go see the home of Diana, the Princess of Wales: Kensington Palace. Notting Hill, made famous by the film starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, is here.

　　The East End contains the Port of London, which historically is where many immigrants first arrived. Waves of French, Belgians, Jews, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have all lived here. This makes the area very diverse, but also quite poor. It has a reputation as being dangerous. Since London won the bid to hold the Olympics in 2012, many Londoners hope that housing, education and employment for many people in this area will improve.

　　It is difficult to be general about London. The city is made up of a "collection of villages", each area with its own character and community.

　　Put them all together, and you have London, a cosmopolitan capital.

詞匯講解：

financial 經濟的

industrial 工業的 比較級 more industrial，最高級 most industrial

entertainment 娛樂

residential 居住的，住宅的

immigrant 移民

reputation 名聲

必背詞組：

is made up of 是指"由......構成,組成的"

比如The group is made of five students. The company is made up of ten departments.

be made of 是指"由......(材料)做的"其中這個材料是看得出的,即你一眼就可以知道是什么東西做的,比如The desk is made of stone.

be made from 翻譯出來也是"由......(材料)做的"但是這個材料是經過一系列的變化才變成另一樣東西,也就是原材料是看不出來的.比如The paper is made from wood.

參考譯文：

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