水晶宫：1851年万国工业博览会传奇建筑

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Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace Perhaps the most extraordinary building 第80课 水晶宫 也许19世纪最不寻常的建筑

of the 19th century was the Crystal Palace, 就是水晶宫了，

which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 它建在海德公园里，专门为了1851年的万国工业博览会。

The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, 水晶宫跟世界上其他建筑都不一样，

for it was made of iron and glass. 因为它全是用铁和玻璃造的。

It was one of the biggest buildings of all time, 它算得上是有史以来最大的建筑之一，

and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. 好多国家的人都跑来看它。

A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. 世界各地的商品都运到了这个博览会上。

There was also a great deal of machinery on display. 现场还展出了大量的机器。

The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Naismith's steam hammer. 最牛的一台机器就是Naismith的蒸汽锤。

Though in those days, 虽说那时候，

travelling was not as easy as it is today, 出门旅行没现在这么方便，

steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. 但蒸汽船还是把成千上万的游客从欧洲送过了英吉利海峡。

On arriving in England, 一到英国，

they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. 他们就被火车拉到了水晶宫。

There were six million visitors in all, 总共来了六百万游客，

and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. 博览会的收入都用来建博物馆和大学了。

Later, 后来，

the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. 水晶宫被搬到了伦敦南部。

It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936. 它一直是全世界最有名的建筑之一，直到1936年被一把火烧没了。