Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace

【New words and expressions】(10)

palace n. 宫殿

extraordinary adj. 不平常的，非凡的

exhibition n. 展览

iron n. 铁

various adj. 各种各样的

machinery n. 机器

display n. 展览

steam n. 蒸汽

profit n. 利润

college n. 学院

★profit n. 利润

① n. 利润，赢利;得益

Stores haven’t made as much profit as usual this year.

The profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.

② vi. 获益，得益;获利

I have profited much from your advice/this book/ living abroad.

【Text】

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.

参考译文

19世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水晶宫了，它是为1851年的“世界博览会”而建在海德公园的。这座水晶宫不同于世界上所有的其他建筑，因为它是用钢和玻璃建成的。它是有史以来最高大的建筑物之一，因此，人们从各个国家纷纷前来参观。大量的商品从世界各地运送到了博览会，参展的还有很多机器，其中最奇妙的是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。尽管在当时旅行不像现在这么容易，但汽船还是把成千上万的参观者从欧洲大陆送过了英吉利海峡。一到英国，火车就把他们送到了水晶宫。参观的人数总共是600万。博览会的赢利用来建造博物馆和高等学校。后来，“水晶宫”被移到了伦敦南部。在1936年被焚毁之前，它一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。

【课文讲解】

1、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 Great Exhibition 世界博览会

2、The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.

be different from… 与……不同

be made of… 用……制造(指原材料没有发生化学上的变化)

3、It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it.

of all time 空前的，有史以来(常与形容词的最高级连用，表示范围)

He is one of the greatest men of all time.

“one of =最高级+复数名词”结构的语气比直接用形容词最高级+名词结构要缓和些，不那么绝对。

Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.

Yesterday was one of the hottest days of the year.

4、There was also a great deal of machinery on display.

machinery n. 机器，机械装置(集合名词，与单数动词搭配)

某个具体的机器可用machine或者a piece of machinery来表示：

This is a wonderful piece of machinery/a wonderful machine.

on display = on show 展出，陈列新概念英语1

Shall we put all these flowers on display/show?

5、There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.

in all 总共，合计

at the wedding there were over 100 people in all.

6、It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

remain在这里为系动词，表示“保持不变，仍然”(后面可跟形容词、名词、动名词等)

Why did you remain silent/quiet at the dinner party?

They all remained standing while the manager talked.

【Special Difficulties】

带on的短语：

on display/show 展出，陈列

This is the best dress on display/show. 这是展出的最好的衣服。

on business 因公(与for pleasure相对)

Last month he went to New York on business and had little time to visit friends.

on foot 步行(与by bus，by car，by air等相对)

I usually go to work by car, but this morning I went on foot.

on duty 值班，值班的

It was Sunday and there was only one doctor on duty.

on the whole 总的看来，总的来说，大体上

On the whole, he is a hard-working student.

on fire 起火，着火

Soon the whole building was on fire.

on purpose 故意地，有意地，特意地(与by chance相对)

They have come here on purpose to see you.

She broke the vase on purpose.

on the average 平均，通常

On the average, he works more than ten hours a day.

on any account 无论如何，不管怎么说(通常用否定句)

Do not interrupt him on any account.

You mustn’t on any account sign the contract before you read it.

on second thought(s) 经重新考虑后(thought用单数或复数均可)

I intended to go to the party, but on second thought(s), I decided to stay at home.