Two millimetres of rain in an hour can trigger a discharge; 39m tonnes of untreated sludge flushes into the river every year, says Thames Water, the utility firm that supplies London.

每小时两毫米的降雨都可能引发污水外泄。向伦敦供水的公用设施公司Thames Water表示，每年未经处理注入河水中的污泥达3900万吨。

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Irish rain and Icelandic ash had forced the 1,500-strong White House party to take refuge in London 12 hours early.

爱尔兰的雨，冰岛的灰迫使这个1,500多人的白宫队伍提前12个小时到了伦敦避难。

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The weather in London is so changeable that people always bring their umbrella with them for fear of rain.

伦敦的天气很多变，人们总是要随身带着雨伞以防下雨。

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Following a second quarter that was the wettest on record, the Olympics period in central London brought slightly less rain than normal, a spokeswoman for the Met Office, the U.K. weather agency, said Sunday.

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In the meantime, whether for the Summer of Sport or the Autumn of Constant Rain, holidaymakers in London and elsewhere might want to check out stay.com.

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