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Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth 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 iron 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 machinery 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.
Words & Expressions
*museum, a museum is a building where a large number of interesting and valuable objects, such as works of art or historical items, are kept, studied, and displayed to the public.
The Palace Museum 故宮博物院
The British Museum 大英博物館
Metropolitan Museum of Art 大都會(huì)藝術(shù)博物館
American Museum of Natural History 美國(guó)自然歷史博物館
Guggenheim Museum 古根海姆博物館（位于美國(guó)紐約）
Louvre Museum 盧浮宮
art museum 美術(shù)館矮慕，美術(shù)博物館；藝術(shù)博物館
national museum 國(guó)家博物館
history museum 歷史博物館
science museum 科學(xué)博物館飘哨；科技館裆馒；科學(xué)館
military museum 軍事博物館
space museum 太空館冤议；太空博物館
wax museum 蠟像館
geological museum 地質(zhì)博物館
olympic museum 奧林匹克博物館
museum guide/docent 講解員
*docent ['dos?nt], a voluntary worker who acts as a guide in a museum, art gallery, etc
*collection藏品
--collection of sculptures by Henry Moor
--collection of prints and paintings
a public display of paintings, sculpture, or objects of interest in a museum or art gallery.
*curator [kj?'ret?] 館長(zhǎng)奉狈，策展人
someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery.
*mind blowing令人極度興奮的芝加；給人印象極深的
And really the innovation that will come out of designers being able to produce their ideas is going to be mind blowing.
pronunciation
exhibition /eks??b???n/
extraordinary /?kstr??rdn-eri, ekstr???r-/
machinery /m??i?n?ri/
palace /?p?l??s/
感謝文的語(yǔ)音點(diǎn)評(píng)央渣，記錄如下：
iron /a??rn/
wonderful /w?nd?rf?l/
train /tre?n/ 放松计盒，不要發(fā)成tree的音。
