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80 The Crystal Palace

Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. Though in those days traveling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were, taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

19世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水晶宫了，它是为1851年的"世界博览会"而建在海德公园的。 这座水晶宫不同于世界上所有的其他建筑，因为它是用钢和玻璃建成的。 它是有史以来最高大的建筑物之一，因此，人们从各个国家纷纷前来参观。 大量的商品从世界各地运送到了博览会。参展的还有很多机器。其中最奇妙的是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。 尽管在当时旅行不像现在这么容易，但汽船还是把成千上万的参观者从欧洲大陆送过了英吉利海峡。 一到英国，火车就把他们送到了水晶宫。参观的人数总共是600万。博览会的收益用来建造博物馆和高等学校。 后来，"水晶宫"被移到了伦敦南部。在1936年被焚毁之前，它一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。

Words

  • extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔrdəˌnɛri/ adj. 非同寻常的
    1. He’s an extraordinary man.
    2. What an extraordinary building/idea!
    3. Would you mind my visiting the extraordinary building later?（L68）
    4. We should have visited the extraordinary palace.（L65）
  • Palace /ˈpæləs/ n. 水晶宫
    1. They visited the palace last week.
    2. The palace takes its name from the king.（L71）
    3. They kept guard in front of the palace for all night.（L7）
  • Exhibition /ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən/ n. 展览
    1. He lost his temper in the middle of the exhibition.（L78）
    2. Why don’t we invite them to the exhibition?（L74）
    3. I’m curious to find out why you enjoyed the exhibition.（L79）
  • iron /ˈaɪɚn/ n. 铁
    1. They tried to turn iron into gold.（L66）
    2. He managed to escape with an iron bar in his hand.（L67）
    3. He smashed the windows to pieces with an iron bar.（L49）
  • various /ˈvɛriəs/ adj. 各种各样的
    1. I have been reading various books for many years.（L52）
    2. It occurred to me that he knew various people in our office.（L46）
  • machinery /məˈʃinəri/ n. 机器
    1. She was curious to find out what this wonderful machinery can do.（L79）
    2. They made no effort to repair this machinery.
  • steam /stim/ n. 蒸汽
    1. When water boils, it turns into steam.（L66）
    2. Who invented the steam engine?
    3. The steam engine takes its name from the inventor.（L71）
  • hammer /ˈhæmɚ/ 铁锤
  • profits /ˈprɑfɪts/ v. 盈利
    1. He hoped to profit from the exhibition.（L36）
    2. If we want to make a profit, we will need to know when to sell the sheep.（L16）
    3. It takes me ten years to make a profit from this.（L50）
  • burnt /bɝnt/ down /daʊn/ 烧成平地
  • display /dɪˈsple/ n. 展示
    1. Machinery like this should be on display right now.（L65）
    2. A new kind of car was on display in the shop.
    3. A new kind of car will be on display in the shop soon.
  • college /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/ n. 学院
    1. Why don't you want to go to college?
    2. He will be going to college next year.（L13）
    3. Can you account for the fact that…（L46）

Expressions

  • on show/ on display 展出
  • make a profit 盈利
  • go to college 上大学
  • be made of... 由……制成
    1. What is this made of?
    2. It’s like that he is made of iron.
    3. The bridge is made of wood.
  • of all time 有史以来
    1. He's one of the greatest actors of all time.
  • in all 总共