全文 10 句（男女对话）· 9 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. Perhaps the most extraordinary /ɪk'strɔːdnri/ adj. 不平常的，非凡的 building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition /ˌeksɪ'bɪʃn/ n. 展览 of 1851.
作者2. The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron /'aɪən/ n. 铁 and glass.
作者3. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it.
作者4. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various /'veəriəs/ adj. 各种各样的 parts of the world.
作者5. There was also a great deal of machinery /mə'ʃiːnəri/ n. 机器 on display /dɪ'spleɪ/ n. 展览.
作者6. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer.
作者7. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam /stiːm/ n. 蒸汽 boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe.
作者8. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train.
作者9. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits /'prɒfɪts/ n. 利润 from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges /'kɒlɪdʒɪz/ n. 学院.
作者10. 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.
作者1. 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。
作者2. 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。
作者3. 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。
作者4. 大量的商品从世界各地运送到了博览会。
作者5. 博览会上还有大量的机器展出。
作者6. 其中最奇妙的是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。
作者7. 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。
作者8. 一到英国，火车就把他们送到了水晶宫。
作者9. 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。
作者10. 后来，“水晶宫”被移到了伦敦南部。在1936年被焚毁之前，它一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。