新概念英语第二册Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace

Lesson 80 The Crystal¹ Palace 水晶宫

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
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 iron² 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 machinery³ 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.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

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

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。
 

 

　　自学导读
课文详注 Further notes on the text
1． which was built in Hyde Park…
这是一个非限定性关系从句，修饰逗号前的 the Crystal Palace。
这个从句如果去掉并不影响主句的意思。
2．It was one of the biggest buildings of all time…它是有史以来最高大的建筑物之一……
of all time表示“有史以来”、“空前的”，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.
他是有史以来最伟大的人物之一。
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。试比较：
3．There was also a great deal of machinery on display. 参展的还有很多机器。
（1）machinery为“机器”、“机械装置”的总称，是集合名词，要与单数动词搭配。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.
这是一台奇妙的机器。
There is a lot of new machinery/There are many new machines in our factory.
我们厂里有许多新机器。
（2）on display与下面一句话中的 on show同义，都表示“陈列着”、“展示着”，在句子中可以作状语、定语或表语等：
At the Great Exhibition, a great many goods were on display/show.
世界博览会上展出了大量的商品。（表语）
This is the best dress on display/show.
这是展出的最好的衣服。（定语）
Shall we put all these flowers on display/show?
我们要把所有这些花都陈列出来吗？（宾语补足语）
4． There were six million visitors in all…参观的人数总共是  600 万……
in all为固定短语，其含义之一为“总共”、“合计”：
I paid him ￡ 200 in all.
我一共付给他200英镑。
At the wedding there were over 100 people in all.
参加婚礼的共有一百多人。
5. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world…它
一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一……
remain在这里作系动词，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?
你在宴会上为何一言不发？
They all remained standing⁴ while the manager talked.
经理讲话时他们一直站着。

　　词汇学习 Word study
1．profit
（1）n．利润，赢利；得益：
Stores haven't made as much profit as usual this year.
今年商店的赢利不如往常多。（不可数名词）
The profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
博览会的赢利用来建造博物馆和高等学校。（可数名词）
（2）vi．获益，得益；获利：
I have profited much from your advice/this book/living abroad.
你的建议／这本书／生活在国外使我获益匪浅。
2．与on有关的介词短语
在课文评注3中我们学习了on display/show。on还可以与其
他一些名词组成介词短语，常见的有：
（1）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.
他上月因公事去纽约，几乎没有时间拜访朋友。
（2）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.
我通常开车去上班，但今天上午我是步行去的。
（3）on duty,值班，值班的：
It was Sunday and there was only one doctor on duty.
那天是星期天，只有一位医生在值班。
（4）on the whole,总的看来，总的来说，大体上：
On the whole, he is a hard-working student.
总的来说，他是个用功的学生。
（5）on fire，起火，着火：
Soon the whole building was on fire.
整个大楼很快便都着火了。
（6）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．
他们特意来看望你。
She broke the vase⁵ on purpose．
她故意把花瓶打碎。
（7）on the average，平均，通常：
On the average, he works⁶ more than ten hours a day．
他平均每天要工作十多个小时。
（8）on any account⁷，无论如何，不管怎么说（通常用于否定句）：
Do not interrupt⁸ him on any account．
你一定不要打断他（的话）。
（9）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 decided⁹ to stay at home．
我原打算去参加聚会，但经过重新考虑，决定呆在家里。

　　练习答案 Key to written exercises
1．关键句型练习答案
A the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century (1.1); one of the biggest buildings of all time (11.4-5), The most wonderful piece of machinery on show (11.8-9); travelling was not as easy as it is today (1.9); one of the most famous buildings in the world (1.13)
2．难点练习答案
1 on duty              2 on second thoughts        3 on purpose
4 on foot               5 on the whole                  6 on any account
7 On the average
3．多项选择题答案
1c  2b  3d  4a  5d  6c
7a  8d  9c  10c  11d  12b

1 crystal   

n.水晶，水晶饰品，结晶体；最好的玻璃器皿

参考例句：

• It used to be a crystal stream.那曾是条清澈见底的小溪。
• Those fine wine glasses are made of crystal.那些漂亮的酒杯是用水晶做的。

2 iron   

n.铁，熨斗，坚强，烙铁，镣铐；vt.烫平，熨，用铁包；vi. 烫衣服

参考例句：

• The iron has lost its magnetic force.这块铁已失去了磁力。
• We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。

3 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 vase   

n.花瓶，瓶

参考例句：

• She knocked the vase off by accident.她不小心把花瓶打掉了。
• I saw the vase in the window of a shop.我在一家商店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。

6 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

7 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

8 interrupt   

vt./vi.打断；中断；插嘴

参考例句：

• It is not polite to interrupt when someone is talking.在别人讲话时插嘴是不礼貌的。
• You'd better not interrupt him.He is sleeping.你最好别打扰他，他在睡觉。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。