This unbecoming location on the Isle of Dogs has always told us a broader truth about the condition of Britain.

这个与狗岛(Isle of Dogs)格格不入的地方总能告诉我们英国更真实的现状。

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And we do, driving off the ferry into an unpromising industrial area – a bit like the Isle of Dogs with palm trees.

果然平安到达了，巴士驶下渡船到了一个死气沉沉的工业区，有点像长了棕榈树的伦敦东区。

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The first of London's enclosed docks opened on the Isle of Dogs in 1802. The docks formed the centre of employment and industry in the area.

1802年，伦敦城内的第一批码头于狗岛建立。码头成为了该区域的雇佣和工业中心。

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But the Isle of Dogs' Steeds, 23, was a replacement for Williams, a Muslim, who withdrew so he could observe Ramadan.

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Mohammed Rahman left Jasmin Chowdhury, 32, in a "half-dead state" after the attack at their home in the Isle of Dogs, south-east London, last December.

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In the areas which make up the Isle of Dogs, 2, 640 homes are needed in Canary Wharf, 6, 150 in Millwall and 4, 190 in Cubitt Town.

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