Docklands
/ˈdɒkləndz/
/ˈdɑːkləndz/
- an area of houses and offices in east London, on the north side of the Thames where London's commercial docks (= places for loading and unloading ships) used to be. The old docks were too shallow for large modern ships and this had become a poor area, so the London Docklands Urban Development Corporation was set up by the government in 1979 to develop it. The project had many problems, but the area now has a new life and includes one of Europe's tallest buildings, the Canary Wharf tower. However, some people have criticized the development because only rich people have enough money to buy the expensive new Docklands houses.
码头区：位于伦敦东部，泰晤士河北侧的房屋和办公室区域，以前是伦敦的商业码头。旧码头太浅，无法容纳大型现代化船只，这已成为一个贫困地区，因此政府在1979年成立了伦敦港区城市发展公司以发展该码头。该项目存在许多问题，但是该地区现在有了新生活，包括欧洲最高的建筑之一，金丝雀码头塔。但是，有些人批评这一发展，因为只有富人才有足够的钱来购买昂贵的新码头区房屋。