Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宫
一、基本要点
How many people visited the Great Exhibition of 1851?
1.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. 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。 A extraordinaryadj. 不平常的，非凡的 B which 引导的非限制性定语丛句 C the Great Exhibition ＝世界博览会
D仿写21世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水立方和鸟巢了，它是为2008年在北京举办的第二十九届奥林匹克运动会而建的。
Perhaps the most extraordinary buildings of the twenty-first century were the Water Cube and the Bird’s Nest, which were built for the 29th olympic games of 2008 in Beijing.
2．The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. 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。 A be different from 与……不同 B iron n. 铁
C仿写 长城不同于世界上所有的其他建筑，因为它是用砖和石头建成的是世界上最长墙。
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The Great Wall is different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of bricks and stones, and is the longest wall in the world. 3. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. 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。
A a lot of = lots of既可修饰可数名词也可修饰不可数名词 B of all time 空前的；有史以来的
Pyramids in Egypt are the biggest ancient groups of buildings in the world of all time.
埃及金字塔是空前世界上最大的古代建筑群。
4．A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. 大量的商品从世界各地运送到了博览会 A. A great many只能修饰可数名词
B 体会from various parts of the world和 from all parts of the world C大量的商品从世界各地运送到了昆明举办博览会
A great many wares were sent to the Great Exhibition held in Kunming from various parts of the world.
5．There was also a great deal of machinery on display. 参展的还有很多机器.
A a great deal of只能修饰不可数名词 B on display=on show展出 C参展的还有很多机器人
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There were also a great many of robots on display
6.The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. 最奇妙的是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。 最奇妙的机器是瓦特的蒸汽机
The most wonderful machine on show was watt’s steam engine. 7.Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. 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。
A in those days 在当时 be as easy as it is today像现在这么容易 尽管在抗日战争期间 交通不像现在这么容易，但帆船还是把成千上万的逃难者从全国各地送过了延安。
Though during the War of Resistance Against Japan, traffic was not as easy as it is today, sailing boats carried thousands of refugees from various parts of the country to Yan’an.
8.On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. 一到英国，火车就把他们送到了水晶宫。
A On arriving in England, 一到英国= as soon as they arrived in England.或as soon as they had arrived in England. 一到中国，火车就把他们送到了西藏
On arriiving in China they were taken toTibet by train. As soon as 引导的从句可用过去完成时，也可用一般过去时
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As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.（新214）
As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire.(新227) As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.(新242)
9.There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. 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。 A in all=in total共计
参观的昆明世博园人数总共是1000万，博览会的赢利用来支援农业和旅游业。
There were ten million visitors to the Great Exhibiion of Kunmig in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to aid agriculture and tourism
10.Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. 后来，“水晶宫”被移到了伦敦南部。
A 某物搬到某地用被动语态 be moved to sp. 前年我家搬到上海
The year before last our house was moved to ShangHai.
11.It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936在1936年被焚毁之前，它一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。
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在我外甥上学大学之前,他一直是班里最优秀的学生之一
My nephew was always one of the excellent students in his class until he went go college.
二、扩展词汇
1.Speaker’s corner 演讲者之角 2. soap box democracy 肥皂箱民主 3．be the same as 与……一样(相同)
My pen is the same as yours for they were made in the same factory. 4. be similar to与……相似
He is very similar to his brother. 他和他兄弟长得很像。
5.various的同义词varied(adj. 各种各样的；各不相同的；=various多变的) variable
A various 修饰可数名词而 varied即可修饰可数名词又可修饰不可数名词
Before his election to the presidency, Mitterrand had enjoyed a long and varied career. 在当选总统之前，密特朗有过一段漫长的职业生涯，干过很多不同的工作。 elect to 当选 选进
B variable多变的;易变的强调变化的不确定性。
The variable weather tired us 变化无常的天气困扰着我们。 6．Machinary要与单数动词搭配 是个集合名词是machine的总称 可以说 a machine但只能说a piece of machinary.
There is a lot of new machinery/There are many new machines in
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