歌词
Once thought lost forever,
这幅曾被认为已经失传的画，
it was discovered in America in 1940,
在1940年发现于美国。
being used to line a crate of firearms.
被用作火器箱的装饰，
Above the city, all seems wondrous,
从城市上空看，一切美轮美奂。
but at street level it was out of control again.
但在街头，一切又陷于混乱之中，
The different departments of life are jumbled together.
众生百态交融在一起。
The hod carrier, the low mechanic, the tapster,
搬运工、技工、酒保 、
the publican, the shopkeeper, the petty fogger,
小老板、店主、小铁匠、
the citizen and courtier,
城镇居民和侍臣，
all tread upon the kibes of one another.
都践踏在彼此的冻疮上。
They are seen everywhere rambling,
他们无处不在， 闲逛、
riding, rolling, rushing, jostling, mixing, bouncing, cracking,
骑行、翻滚、 冲撞，推挤、混杂、跳跃、断裂，
and crashing in one vile ferment of stupidity and corruption.
在愚蠢和腐化的混乱中堕落。
For the last 200 years,
过去的200年间，
many artists have tried to contain London in one vast image or sprawling work.
许多艺术家都尝试着将伦敦呈现在一幅或一系列作品中。
I wanted to express my fascination with the city,
我想表达我对这座城市的迷恋，
its contradictions, its intricacy,
它的矛盾性，它的复杂性，
its mass of people,
这么多的人，
all living their separate and sometimes communal lives.
都过着既独立又有相互联系的生活。
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