轻松英语之旅21:Buckingham Palace

　　[00:43.54]Buckingham Palace
[00:50.82]Buckingham Palace is one of the most important landmarks¹ in London
[00:55.24]and it attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world.
[00:59.84]Because of this, the front of the palace,
[01:02.86]that is the facade², is very well known.
[01:06.26]There’s a certain excitement simply standing³ outside
[01:09.62]and watching the changing of the guards.
[01:12.14]Buckingham Palace has the character
[01:15.07]of being the headquarters of the British monarchy⁴.
[01:18.36]During the summer,
[01:19.59]the palace is open to the public,
[01:21.81]so there is this fascination⁵ of being able to get behind the facade,
[01:26.83]to see the rooms which the Queen uses.
[01:30.10]Buckingham Palace is turned into a tourist attraction
[01:33.31]only during the brief period of August and September
[01:37.25]when the Queen is not in residence.
[01:44.29]Buckingham Palace is one of the most important landmarks in London
[01:48.03]and it attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world.
[01:58.43]landmark
[02:00.54]land
[02:01.32]土地
[02:01.94]mark
[02:02.37]标记
[02:03.09]landmark
[02:04.03]地标
[02:12.32]The front of the palace, that is the facade, is very well known.
[02:29.12]facade
[02:30.05]正面
[02:41.61]There’s a certain excitement simply standing outside
[02:44.63]and watching the changing of the guards.
[02:53.10]changing of the guards
[02:54.72]皇家卫队的换岗仪式。
[03:14.51]Buckingham Palace has the character
[03:16.83]of being the headquarters of the British monarchy.
[03:20.37]headquarters
[03:21.27]总部
[03:23.09]The headquarters of my company is in New York.
[03:29.30]monarchy
[03:30.45]君主政体, 君主政治, 君主国
[03:33.63]Britain is a monarchy.
[03:43.56]During the summer,
[03:44.71]the palace is open to the public,
[03:46.76]so there is a fascination of being able to get behind the facade,
[03:50.60]to see the rooms which the Queen uses.
[03:59.96]fascination
[04:01.03]魔力, 入迷, 魅力, 迷恋, 强烈爱好
[04:08.63]Buckingham Palace has a fascination for me.
[04:16.37]Buckingham Palace is turned into a tourist attraction
[04:19.86]only during the brief period of August and September
[04:23.57]when the Queen is not in residence.
[04:32.19]residence
[04:33.30]住所
[04:34.37]not in residence
[04:35.77]不在住所
[04:37.53]a residence in the country
[05:18.44]landmark
[05:19.17]地标
[05:19.89]facade
[05:21.11]正面
[05:21.81]headquarter
[05:22.83]总部设于
[05:23.91]monarchy
[05:24.92]君主政体, 君主政治, 君主国
[05:27.78]fascination
[05:28.95]魔力, 入迷, 魅力, 迷恋, 强烈爱好
[05:32.60]residence
[05:33.31]住所

1 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 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。

4 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

5 fascination   

n.令人着迷的事物，魅力，迷恋

参考例句：

• He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
• His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。