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# 80 · 水晶宫

### 第1段

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.

中文理解：十九世纪最非凡的建筑，也许就是为1851年世界博览会在海德公园修建的水晶宫。它与世界上其他建筑都不同，因为整座建筑由铁和玻璃构成。 它是有史以来最大的建筑之一，许多国家的游客都来参观。 世界各地运来大量商品参展，还有许多机器。其中最精彩的，是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。 那时旅行远不如今天方便，可蒸汽船仍把成千上万的欧洲游客送过海峡。抵达英国后，他们再乘火车前往水晶宫。 参观者总计六百万人，展览赚到的钱用来修建了博物馆和学院。 后来，水晶宫搬到伦敦南部。直到1936年被大火烧毁，它一直是世界上最著名的建筑之一。

* **made of**：由……材料制成；通常材料仍可辨认；制造地用made in。

* **of all time**：有史以来；通常与best或biggest等最高级搭配，强调跨越各时代。

* **on display**：陈列着；强调公开展示，display前通常不加冠词。

* **on show**：展出中；与on display相近，是完整的展示状态表达。

* **in all**：总共；放在数量附近汇总，区别all in all总体而言。

* **used to build**：被用于建造；这是use的被动加目的，不是过去常常建造。

#### 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.

复合句，主句主系表结构，which 引导的定语从句为主谓结构. 这次博览会是世界上第一次大的展会，当时在英国举办，定名为the Great Exhibition，这里 Great 是展会专名中的一部分，表示规模盛大，不能据此认定其词义等同于 Great Britain 中用于区分地理名称的 Great，后面的世界博览会则是World Exposition.

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

并列句，for 作并列连词，连接前后两句，前句为主系表结构；后句为主谓结构，这里 iron 指铁，steel 指钢；钢是以铁为主的合金，不能解释成“纯钢”才用 steel。

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

并列句，and 连接两句，前句为主系表结构，后句为主谓结构.

#### There was also a great deal of machinery on display.

There be 句型.

#### Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe.

复合句，本句主句为主谓宾结构，句首是though 引导的让步状语从句，这个从句中又含有一个as 引导的比较状语从句，as easy as 比较过去与现在旅行的便利程度。

本句中的steam boats 最好写成steamboats，在语法上，steam 相当于是boat 的定语，这是复合名词的拼写习惯问题，不能据此认为名词修饰名词不如形容词正式；steamboat 是常见的连写词形，steam boats 也可作为词组理解。

#### On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train.

简单句，主谓结构，句首是一个状语，介宾短语构成.

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

并列句，and 连接，前句为there be 句型，and 后面 the profits were used 是被动结构，to build museums and colleges 说明利润的用途，不是 used 的直接宾语。 这里的profits 属于会计词汇，是扣除了成本cost 之后的盈利，需要予以区别的是revenue，这个是所有的收入，包括门票、租金、广告等收入，这些收入扣除了运营成本、人员成本等之后，所剩下的才是profits.

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

复合句，主句为主系表结构，后面有一个until 所引导的时间状语从句，主谓结构.

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《水晶宫》：与众不同的水晶宫 → 规模庞大，吸引各国游客 → 展品来自世界各地 → 渡海再乘火车参观 → 参观收入投入教育文化 → 迁址后毁于大火。再借一个结构讲自己的事：先用短句介绍本课一个对象，再用关系从句补上识别它的重要细节。

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