And even now, the view from Waterloo Bridge at dusk is enough to make me pull over for a few minutes of silent gazing.

即使是现在，黄昏时分从滑铁卢桥上看到的风景还是会让我停下自行车，静静地凝视片刻。

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A Londoner, very proud of his hometown, was showing a visiting American around Central London "That's Waterloo Bridge," he said, "it took only two years to build."

一位富有家乡自豪感的伦敦人领着一位美国人正在英国伦敦中心游览。他介绍道：“那是滑铁卢大桥，只用了两年时间就建起来了。”

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"Yes, Sir, I am almost sure I know to whom you refer," he assured me, "She was regularly in the vicinity of Waterloo Bridge."

“是的，先生，我几乎可以肯定你说的是谁，”他向我保证说，“她总是在大桥一带活动。”

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As if to dismiss that as too simple a challenge, according to press reports of the day, he then flew under at least three other, much lower, bridges - London Bridge, Blackfriars and Waterloo - before stepping ashore at Westminster to be greeted by a cheering crowd who had gathered to meet a dignitary expected by boat from Paris.

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