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London 伦敦 I agree with Samuel Johnson's oft-quoted "when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford," and while being able to afford London is no small feat, if you just walk the streets, the scent of the city, at least, is free. Mist, rain, peppermint, wet pavement. You can smell the Thames and leather seats and aged Persian rugs. Thank Christ, there's much less cigarette fumes these days. Some people complain that London is a gray scent, but what they smell is actually the opalescent energy of Britain. 我同意塞缪尔·约翰逊经常引用的一句话——“一个人如果厌倦了伦敦，那他就厌倦了生活；因为伦敦有人生能赋予的一切。”虽然在伦敦的生活需要大笔的开支，如果你仅仅走在街上，至少城市的气味——雾、雨、薄荷以及潮湿路面是免费的。你能闻到泰晤士河、真皮座椅以及老化的波斯地毯的味道。值得庆幸的是，这些天的香烟味少了很多。有些人抱怨说，伦敦的味道十分灰暗，但他们闻到的实际上是来自英国的乳白色能量。 |
