Lesson 80：The Crystal Palace

How many people visited the Great Exhibition of 1851?

　　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.

ˈlɛsn80：ðə ˈkrɪstl ˈpælɪs 

haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə greɪt ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən ɒv1851? 

pəˈhæps ðə məʊst ɪksˈtrɔːdnri ˈbɪldɪŋ ɒv ðə nineteeth ˈsɛnʧʊri wɒz ðə ˈkrɪstl ˈpælɪs, wɪʧ wɒz bɪlt ɪn haɪd pɑːk fɔː ðə greɪtˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən ɒv 1851. ðə ˈkrɪstl ˈpælɪs wɒz ˈdɪfrənt frɒm ɔːl ˈʌðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ðə wɜːld, fɔːr ɪt wɒz meɪd ɒv ˈaɪən ænd glɑːs. ɪt wɒz wʌnɒv ðə ˈbɪgɪst ˈbɪldɪŋz ɒv ɔːl taɪm ænd ə lɒt ɒv ˈpiːpl frɒm ˈmɛni ˈkʌntriz keɪm tuː siː ɪt. ə greɪt ˈmɛni gʊdz wɜː sɛnt tuː ði ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənfrɒm ˈveərɪəs pɑːts ɒv ðə wɜːld. ðeə wɒz ˈɔːlsəʊ ə greɪt diːl ɒv məˈʃiːnəri ɒn dɪsˈpleɪ. ðə məʊst ˈwʌndəfʊl piːs ɒv məˈʃiːnəri ɒn ʃəʊwɒz Nasmyth's stiːm ˈhæmə. ðəʊ ɪn ðəʊz deɪz, ˈtrævlɪŋ wɒz nɒt æz ˈiːzi æz ɪt ɪz təˈdeɪ, stiːm bəʊts ˈkærid ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈvɪzɪtəzəˈkrɒs ðə ˈʧænl frɒm ˈjʊərəp. ɒn əˈraɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ðeɪ wɜː ˈteɪkən tuː ðə ˈkrɪstl ˈpælɪs baɪ treɪn. ðeə wɜː sɪks ˈmɪljən ˈvɪzɪtəz ɪnɔːl, ænd ðə ˈprɒfɪts frɒm ði ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən wɜː juːzd tuː bɪld mju(ː)ˈzɪəmz ænd ˈkɒlɪʤɪz. ˈleɪtə, ðə ˈkrɪstl ˈpælɪs wɒz muːvd tuː saʊθˈlʌndən. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ðə wɜːld ənˈtɪl ɪt wɒz bɜːnt daʊn ɪn 1936.

任务配置：L0+L4

 知识笔记：

Palace 英 /'pælɪs/  n. 宫殿；宅邸；豪华住宅

Exhibition 英 /ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn n. 展览，显示；展览会；展览品

extraordinary 英 /ɪkˈstrɔːdənrɪ/   adj. 非凡的；特别的；离奇的；特派的

machinery 英 /mə'ʃiːn(ə)rɪ/  n. 机械；机器；机构；机械装置

 hammer 英 /'hæmə/  vi. 锤击；敲打；重复 n. 铁锤；链球；[解剖] 锤骨；音锤 vt. 锤击；锤打

various 英 /'veərɪəs/  adj. 各种各样的；多方面的 

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