新概念英语第二册笔记_第80课

Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace

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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. 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.

【课文翻译】

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。博览会的赢利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。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

1. palace

1) n 宫殿

the Summy Palace 颐和园

Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫

2) n (尤其指欧洲大陆）华丽的大厦

eg: The nobles of Florence built splendid palaces.

Florence的贵族们建造了华丽的宫殿。

eg: His home is a palace compared to our little house.

和我们的小家比起来，他的家简直是个大宫殿。

stately home 庄院（常有历史价值，艺术珍藏供人参观）

palace revolution 宫廷政变

2. extraordinary

1) adj 奇特的

eg: What an extraordinary hat!

多么奇特的帽子呀！

2) adj 非凡的，不寻常的

a girl of extraordinary beauty 美丽非凡的女孩子

3) adj 临时的

eg: The committee meets regularly on Fridays, but there will be an extraordinary meeting next Wednesday.

委员会议在每周五定时碰头，但是下周三会有一次临时会议。

extra+ordinary

ordinary adj 平常的，普通的，通常的（近义词：normal, usual)

an ordinary day 平常的一天

ordinary people like you and me 你我之类的老百姓

extra adj 额外的，附加的

extra pay for extra work 多劳多得

" extra-" +"adj" 描述事物性质或特征在程度上大大超过原词所描述的

extra-thin adj 格外的薄，格外的瘦

extra-large adj 格外的大

extra-special adj 非常的特别，尤其特别

extra-bright adj 非常聪明，智力超群

3. exhibition

1）n 展览

on exhibition 在展览，在展出

eg：Some of the children`s paintings are now on exhibition at the school.

孩子们的一些画正在学校里展出。

2）n 展览会

an international trade exhibition 国际贸易展览会

make an exhibition of oneself 当众出丑，出洋相

eg: Get up off the floor and stop making such an exhibition of yourself.

从地上爬起来，别再当众出丑了。