新概念英語第二冊(cè)(含lrc文本)Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace

[ti:新概念英語第二冊(cè)] [ar:] [al:] [by:https://www.lrc.com.cn] [00:15.97]Lesson 80 [00:18.14]The Crystal Palace [00:21.30]Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the 19th century was the Crystal Palace [00:28.45]which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. [00:34.82]The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, [00:40.10]for it was made of iron and glass. [00:43.57]It was one of the biggest buildings of all time [00:46.94]and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. [00:51.96]A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. [00:58.10]There was also a great deal of machinery on display [01:02.48]The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. [01:09.16]Though in those days travelling was not as easy as it is today, [01:14.72]steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. [01:21.13]On arriving in England,they were,taken to the Crystal Palace by train. [01:26.89]There were six million visitors in all, [01:30.06]and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. [01:36.82]Later,the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. [01:41.96]It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936

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