新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace
1 . It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it.它是有史以來最高大的建築物之一,因此,人們從各個國家紛紛前來參觀。
2 . It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.在1936年被焚燬之前,它一直是世界上最著名的建築物之一。
3 . Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteeth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.19世紀最不尋常的建築也許要數水晶宮了,它是為1851年的「世界博覽會」而建在海德公園的。
4 . steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe.但汽船還是把成千上萬的參觀者從歐洲大陸送過了英吉利海峽。
5 . There was also a great deal of machinery on display.參展的還有很多機器,
6 . The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer.其中最奇妙的是內史密斯的蒸汽錘。
7 . and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.博覽會的贏利用來建造博物館和高等學校。
8 . The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.這座水晶宮不同於世界上所有的其他建築,因為它是用鋼和玻璃建成的。
9 . Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London.後來,「水晶宮」被移到了倫敦南部。
10 . A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.大量的商品從世界各地運送到了博覽會,
11 . On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train.一到英國,火車就把他們送到了水晶宮。
12 . Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today,儘管在當時旅行不像現在這麼容易,
13 . There were six million visitors in all,參觀的人數總共是600萬。