During the hot summer of 1858, the smell from the Thames was so bad that it was impossible to cross Westminster Bridge without a handkerchief pressed closely over nose and mouth.

• 1858年夏天，泰晤士河散发恶臭，从威斯敏斯特桥上穿过要用手帕紧紧捂住鼻子和嘴巴。