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The Crystal Palace|水晶宫
属类:学习英语-新概念英语第二册

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(1). Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hydd Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
十九世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要算水晶宫了,它造在海德公园内,是为1851年的世界博览会而兴建的
(2). The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.
这座水晶宫与世界上其它所有的建筑物都不同,因为它是用铁和玻璃建成的。
(3). It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it.
它是有史以来最大的建筑物之一,来自许多国家的广大观众都来参观。
(4). A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.
世界各地为这个展览会送来了许多展品。
(5). There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth’s steam hammer.
还展出了许多机器,其中最妙的一台机器是Nasmyth的蒸汽锤。
(6). Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe.
虽然那时旅行不如今天这么容易,但轮船把成千上万的参观者从欧洲送过英吉利海峡。
(7). On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train.
到英国后再用火车将他们送往水晶宫。
(8). There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
参观者总数达六百万人,展览会的收益用来建造博物馆和大学。
(9). Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London.
后来水晶宫迁到伦敦南郊。
(10). It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.
在1936年被烧毁以前,它一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。
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