新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第80課(3)

　　Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteeth 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.

　　句子講解：

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

　　一踏上英國的土地，火車就把他們帶到了水晶宮。

　　9、There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.

　　展覽總共有600萬參觀者，展會的收益被用來建造博物館和高等學(xué)校。

　　語言點 此處的were used to build是最簡單的被動語態(tài)的用法。另外used to 用法也是很重要的，文末會給出解析。

　　10、Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London.

　　后來，水晶宮被移到了倫敦南部。

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

　　直到1936年被大火燒毀之前，它一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。

　　語言點 sth. be burnt down某物被燒毀

　　be burnt down

　　[英][bi: b?:nt daun][美][bi b?:nt da?n]

　　付之一炬;

重點詞匯解析：

　　used to表示過去常常做某事.

　　例句:I used to play football after school.過去我常常在放學(xué)后踢球.

　　be used to do的意思是被用來做某事;be used to doing的意思是習慣于做某事.

　　be used to 被用來做

　　used to + do："過去常常"表示過去習慣性的動作或狀態(tài),但如今已不存在.

　　Mother used not to be so forgetful.

　　Scarf used to take a walk.(過去常常散步)

　　be used to + doing：對……已感到習慣,或"習慣于",to是介詞,后需加名詞或動名詞.

　　He is used to a vegetarian diet.

　　Scarf is used to taking a walk.(現(xiàn)在習慣于散步)