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乔治亚时期的布鲁姆斯伯里以及索霍区
The Georgian London of Bloomsbury and Soho
绝对堪称当时城市优雅风景的典范
would be the definition of urban elegance for the age
那里吸引了世界各地的仰慕者
It drew admirers from around the world
伦敦有很多美丽的开放广场
London has many fine open spaces called squares
各个广场中心都有电车连接
The centres of these squares are shut in by railings
索霍广场 莱斯特广场 红狮广场
Those of Soho, of Leicester Fields of the Red Lion
以及黄金广场都是这样的风格
and the Golden Square are in this style
在威尼斯最伟大的画家看来 就连泰晤士河的景色也成了文明的象征
Even the image of the Thames would be civilised in the eyes of Venice's greatest painter
卡纳莱托笔下的伦敦是一座美丽的水城
Canaletto's picture of London is one of a beautiful city on the water
高雅而完美
refined and aesthetically perfect
但是卡纳莱托笔下的伦敦是虚构的
But Canaletto's London is pure artifice
他去掉了一些元素来迎合他的创作要求
He moved elements of the city around to suit his compositions
这些是理想化的伦敦
These are pictures of an idealised London
是那个年代的伦敦人梦寐以求的美景
They are the dream pictures of their age
希望他们的伦敦成为一座伦敦人的新威尼斯
commissioned by Londoners who yearned for their city to be the new Venice
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