读新概念II-80：Crystal Palace

 
Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth 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.

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• century，machinery发得不好，不改了。小千：为啥我越读越费劲啊，感觉气不够用怎么回事？ -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 00:41:32

• machinery发的挺好的，century吧，那个啥... -千与.千寻- ♀ (39 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 09:36:57

• century是受前面那个th影响的，没发好。单独发的话好像还行 -非文学青年- ♀ (41 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 09:48:28

• 给块小砖，没经验，砸歪的话别怪我啊。 -toast2011- ♀ (141 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 06:15:18

• 谢谢插班生mm，我觉得你说得有道理，我就象游泳换气时还没换够气，所以后来就气短，呵呵。 -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 08:51:01

• 读得真好！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (1505 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 10:44:46

• 我这两天努力琢磨发音。吹毛求疵哈。若嫌太苛刻，找小千算帐哈。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 11:13:29

• 你说得非常非常好，我刚才家里停电了，上不了网！ -非文学青年- ♀ (97 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 11:20:17

• 回复：你说得非常非常好，我刚才家里停电了，上不了网！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (168 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 11:26:41

• 小美风，我服了you了！这几个是exactly我自己回头听意识到的！ -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 13:03:17

• 因为我也正练这课，否则我是绝不可能听出来滴。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 13:12:07

• 好，练好了等着我给你砖哈。 -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/14/2011 postreply 13:15:33