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In the eleventh century,in 1066 to be precise,the Normans conquered England, and during the next few centuries London became one of the most powerful and prosperous cities in Europe.
在11世紀，確切的說是1066年，諾曼人征服了英格蘭。在接下來的幾個世紀，倫敦變成了歐洲最強大繁榮的城市之一。
The East End benefited from this,and because there were fewer restrictions there than in the city itself,
東倫敦受益于此，而且當地的限制并沒有倫敦市內多。
plenty of newcomers settled there from abroad,bringing their skills as workers,merchants or money-lenders during the next few hundred years.
許多人在接下來的幾個世紀中從國外來這里定居，有工人、商人或是放貸者。
In the sixteeth century the first dock was dug where ships were constructed, eventually making the East End the focus of massive international trade.
在16世紀建立了第一座碼頭，在那里建造了許多船只，最后東倫敦成了大型國際貿易的中心。
And in the late sixteenth century,when much of the rest of England was suffering economically,
在16世紀末，當其他英格蘭地區遭受經濟危機時，
a lot of agricultural workers came to the East End to look for Alternative work.
許多農業生產者來到東倫敦謀求其他職位。
In the seventeenth century,the East End was still a series of separate,semi-rural settlements.
在17世紀，倫敦東部仍然是一塊偏僻的、半鄉村的居住地。
There was a shortage of accommodation,so marshland was drained and built on to house the large numbers of peoople now living there.
那時房屋緊缺，因此沼澤地被抽干用來建造房屋，為那里的很多人提供了住處。
By the nineteenth century London was the busiest port in the world,and this became the main source of employment in the East End.
到19世紀，倫敦成為世界上最繁忙的港口，這也成了東倫敦主要的就業來源。
Those who could afford to live in more pleasant surroundings moved out,
那些能夠負擔得起更好居住環境的人搬走了，
and the area became one where the vast mmajority of people lived in extreme poverty,and suffered from appalling sanitary conditions.
這個地區成為了極貧困人群的居住地，并遭受著惡劣的衛生問題的折磨。
