【跟着英剧练发音】The Queens Palaces E1-22

 文本：

Nearly 30 years of building works were reduced to rubble¹ in just a few months, an abrupt² end to such a celebrated³ building. But George had grander ambitions in mind. He would reinvent Buckingham House as a palace that would outshine even Carlton House. And the man he chose for the job was architect John Nash. So began one of the most productive and scandalous building partnerships⁴ in London's history.

George IV begged the Government for money to reinvent his childhood home. He managed to coax⁵ £150,000 out of them for what he called repairs and improvements. But pretty soon, it was clear that George had no intention of sticking to the budget. He and his architect John Nash transformed what had been a quiet royal retreat into a grand palace. Today, that palace is hidden. From the front, what you see is a later addition in white Portland stone. But come behind the facade⁶.

 翻译：

30年的建造工程在短短几个月内，就成了一堆碎石，显赫的宫殿化为乌有。但乔治有更大的雄心壮志，他要彻底改造白金汉宫，使之远胜于卡尔顿宫。他选择了建筑师约翰·纳什来负责这项工作，一个伦敦历史上极富效率但臭名远扬的建筑合作工程就这样开始了。

乔治四世伸手向政府要钱用于改造其孩提时的家，他以维修和改善的名义骗取了15万英镑。但不久，乔治不善预算，钱就花光殆尽。他和他的建筑师约翰·纳什，只好转向皇宫内部的改造。今天，这座宫殿被隐藏着。外观上，你看到的是后来用白色石灰石修整过的

 

1 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

2 abrupt   

adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
• His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。

3 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

4 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

5 coax   

v.哄诱，劝诱，用诱哄得到，诱取

参考例句：

• I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好话套出他掌握的情况。
• He tried to coax the secret from me.他试图哄骗我说出秘方。

6 facade   

n.(建筑物的)正面，临街正面；外表

参考例句：

• The entrance facade consists of a large full height glass door.入口正面有一大型全高度玻璃门。
• If you look carefully,you can see through Bob's facade.如果你仔细观察，你就能看穿鲍勃的外表。