The Crystal Palace

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Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the 19th century was the Crystal Palace

19世纪最不同寻常的建筑，或许就是水晶宫了，

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which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

它是为1851年的万国博览会在海德公园建造的。

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The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.

水晶宫与世界上所有其他建筑都不同，因为它是由钢铁和玻璃建造的。

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It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it.

它是迄今为止最大的建筑之一，许多国家的人们都前来参观。

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A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.

许多商品从世界各地运到博览会展出。

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There was also a great deal of machinery on display.

还有大量机器展出。

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The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer.

展出的最精彩的机器是纳史密斯蒸汽锤。

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Though in those days travelling was not as easy as it is today,

尽管在那些日子里旅行不像今天这样容易，

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steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe.

汽船还是载着成千上万的游客从欧洲渡过英吉利海峡。

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On arriving in England, they were, taken to the Crystal Palace by train.

抵达英国后，他们乘火车前往水晶宫。

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There were six million visitors in all,

总共有六百万游客，

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and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.

博览会的利润被用于建造博物馆和学院。

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Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London.

后来，水晶宫被搬到了伦敦南部。

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It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

它一直是世界上最著名的建筑之一，直到1936年被烧毁。