[00:00.00]Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteeth century was the Crystal Palace, #
19世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水晶宫了， #
[00:08.11]which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. #
它是为1851年的“世界博览会”而建在海德公园的。 #
[00:14.17]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。 #
[00:23.68]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。 #
[00:31.99]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， #
[00:39.43]There was also a great deal of machinery on display. #
参展的还有很多机器， #
[00:43.72]The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth’s steam hammer. #
其中最奇妙的是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。 #
[00:51.40]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。 #
[01:02.48]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。 #
[01:08.49]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。 #
[01:19.25]Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. #
后来，“水晶宫”被移到了伦敦南部。 #
[01:24.10]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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