Lesson 80The Crystal Palace

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  1. HowmanypeoplevisitedtheGreatExhibitionof1851?

    1851年的世界博览会有多少人参观？

  2. Perhapsthemostextraordinarybuildingofthe19thcenturywastheCrystalPalacewhichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.

    19世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数为1851年世界博览会而建于海德公园的水晶宫了。

  3. TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromallotherbuildingsintheworld, foritwasmadeofironandglass.

    水晶宫与世界上所有其他建筑都不同，因为它是用钢铁和玻璃建成的。

  4. Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofalltimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.

    它是有史以来最大的建筑之一，来自许多国家的大批人前来参观。

  5. Agreatmanygoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromvariouspartsoftheworld.

    世界各地的大量商品被送到博览会上。

  6. Therewasalsoagreatdealofmachineryondisplay.

    还有大量机器展出。

  7. ThemostwonderfulpieceofmachineryonshowwasNasmyth'ssteamhammer.

    展出的最精彩的一件机器是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。

  8. Thoughinthosedaystravellingwasnotaseasyasitistoday, steamboatscarriedthousandsofvisitorsacrosstheChannelfromEurope.

    尽管在那个年代旅行不像今天这样方便，但蒸汽船还是把成千上万的参观者从欧洲送过了英吉利海峡。

  9. OnarrivinginEngland, theywere, takentotheCrystalPalacebytrain.

    一到英国，他们就被火车送到了水晶宫。

  10. Thereweresixmillionvisitorsinall, andtheprofitsfromtheexhibitionwereusedtobuildmuseumsandcolleges.

    参观者总共有六百万人，博览会的利润被用来建造博物馆和学院。

  11. Later, theCrystalPalacewasmovedtoSouthLondon.

    后来，水晶宫被移到了伦敦南部。

  12. Itremainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworlduntilitwasburntdownin1936.

    它一直是世界上最著名的建筑之一，直到1936年被烧毁。

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palace/ˈpæləs/n.

a very large and beautiful house, often for a king

宫殿

#1Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

extraordinary/ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/adj.

very unusual and surprising

不平常的；非凡的

#1Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

exhibition/ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/n.

a big show where things are put out for people to see

展览；博览会

#1Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

iron/ˈaɪərn/n.

a hard, strong, grey metal

铁

#2The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.

a great many/ə ɡreɪt ˈmeni/phr.

very many; very large numbers of

很多；大量

#4A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.

goods/ɡʊdz/n.

things that are made to be sold

商品；货物

#4A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.

various/ˈveriəs/adj.

several different

各种各样的；不同的

#4A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.

machinery/məˈʃiːnəri/n.

machines, especially big ones, as a group

机器（总称）

#5There was also a great deal of machinery on display.

on display/ɑːn dɪˈspleɪ/phr.

put out in a place where people can see it

展出；陈列

#5There was also a great deal of machinery on display.

steam/stiːm/n.

the hot gas that comes from boiling water

蒸汽

#6The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer.

profit/ˈprɑːfɪt/n.

money you get from a business after paying its costs

利润；收益

#9There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.

college/ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/n.

a school where people study after high school

学院

#9There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.

remain/rɪˈmeɪn/v.

to stay the same and not change

保持；仍然是

#11It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

burn down/bɜːrn daʊn/phr v.

to be destroyed completely by fire

烧毁；焚毁

#11It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.