Wander through the british museum and you see the ornate table decorations that bear witness to the central place of feasting in courts of all cultures .
漫步穿过大英博物馆,你会看到华丽的餐桌装饰,在基于各种文化的建筑之中,见证着这一盛宴的中心地带。
Not because of the ornate horse-drawn carriage travelling to buckingham palace in glorious autumn sunshine that was pretty shameful but because of what was happening on the pavements .
不是因为华丽的马车在灿烂的秋日阳光中驶向白金汉宫(这可挺丢脸的),而是因为人行道上发生的事情。
Stroll along others and you will spot wooden houses that look like set pieces from a tolstoy novel : charming double-storeys painted in pastels , their ornate verandas hung with grapevines .