（London is bigger, dirtier and more crowded than one would imagine from the descriptions in many magazines and books.） It has around million inhabitants and sprawls over a huge area, mostly of suburbs where tourists seldom go. The city streets are na

（London is bigger, dirtier and more crowded than one would imagine from the descriptions in many magazines and books.） It has around million inhabitants and sprawls over a huge area, mostly of suburbs where tourists seldom go. The city streets are narrow and often blocked by traffic.

与人们在阅读了书籍杂志后而想象出的伦敦相比，伦敦其实更大、更脏、也更拥挤。