22.Sightseeing in the United Kingdom

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After the wedding , my cousin and his wife went to the United Kingdom for nationwide sightseeing

婚礼过后，我表兄和他的妻子前往英国进行全国观光。

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He faxed a letter to me in English yesterday

他昨天传真了一封英文信给我。

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To my delight , he no longer made any tense error

让我高兴的是，他再也不犯时态错误了。

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And his description roughly clarified my questions about the UK - its currency , its administration , the institution which divides it into four provinces , and the historical conflicts and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK

他的描述大致解答了我对英国的疑问——包括其货币、行政体系、将其划分为四个构成国的机构，以及南爱尔兰脱离英国时的历史冲突与纷争

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Unwilling to leave out any attraction , my cousin arranged his enjoyable journey carefully

因为不愿意漏掉任何一个景点，我表弟仔细地安排了他愉快的旅程。

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One attractive place he visited was a castle in the countryside of Scotland , which lies near a port

他参观的其中一个吸引人的地方是苏格兰乡村的一个城堡。城堡靠近一座港口。

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It used to be the headquarters of the Communism Union but broke down during the war

曾经是共产主义联盟会的总部，但是在战争中倒塌了。

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Finding nothing could take the place of this splendid architecture , people accomplished rebuilding it in 1952

人们发现没有任何东西可以取代这座辉煌的建筑，于是在1952年完成了重建。

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It was to their credit that all furnished rooms are consistent with what they used to be

值得赞扬的是，所有配备家具的房间都和它们过去一致的。

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My cousin was thrilled by its collections consisting of statues plus royal uniforms folded in glass tanks

由雕像加折叠在玻璃柜里的皇家制服组成的收藏品使我表弟震撼不已。

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Though there was no possibility to buy some of these exhibits , it was convenient to take photos , which he sent me along with his fax

尽管没有可能购买这些展览品，拍照却很方便，他在传真中一起发给了我。