新概念英語第二冊Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace水晶宮(精講)

[ti:新概念英語第二冊] [by:http://42bites.com] [00:03.83]Lesson 80 [00:04.60] The Crystal Palace [00:06.25]First listen and then answer the question: [00:11.23]How many people visited the Great Exhibition of 1851? [00:18.68]Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the 19th century was the Crystal Palace [00:26.41]which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. [00:33.86]The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, [00:39.56]for it was made of iron and glass. [00:43.45]It was one of the biggest buildings of all time [00:47.45]and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. [00:52.48]A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. [00:58.82]There was also a great deal of machinery on display [01:04.27]The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. [01:11.79]Though in those days travelling was not as easy as it is today, [01:18.18]steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. [01:24.30]On arriving in England,they were,taken to the Crystal Palace by train. [01:30.59]There were six million visitors in all, [01:34.13]and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. [01:40.19]Later,the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. [01:44.91]It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936

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