二0二三学年【文化知识】Places of Interest in London

CulturalBackground—PlacesofInterestinLondonBuckingham

Palace

is

Queen

Elizabeth

II’s

official

residence(寝宫).

The

State

Rooms(国事厅）in

it

have

been

open

to

the

public

for

the

Summer

Opening

since

1993.

At

first,the

Summer

Opening

was

considered

a

way

to

raise(筹集)

money

for

repairing

Buckingham

Palace,

but

it

became

so

popular

that

the

Queen

has

continued

to

let

visitors

enjoy

it

every

summer.

The

Queen

is

not

at

Buckingham

Palace

when

it

is

open

to

the

public—she

goes

to

one

of

her

country

residences.If

you

are

visiting

at

a

different

time

of

the

year,

go

to

see

the

Changing

of

the

Guard(换岗仪式).Buckingham

PalaceThe

British

MuseumTheBritishMuseumwasopentothepublicin1753anditcontinuestobefreesincethen.Morethan7millionobjectsarekeptintheBritishMuseum,anditwouldprobablytakeaweektoseeeverything!Don‘tthinktheBritishMuseumisfullofworksofartfromoldEngland.Infact,itisfullofthetreasures(珍品；宝物)thesoldiersbroughtbackfromfar

awayplaces.Thosetreasuresincludesomecollections(收藏品)whicharethelargestandbest-knownintheworld.CulturalBackground—PlacesofInterestinLondonLondonEye

London

Eye

is

135

meters

high

and

has

become

one

of

the

world’s

tallest

observation

wheels(观景摩天轮).

It

has

32

capsules(密闭舱)

and

carries

about

10,000

visitors

every

day.

You

can

travel

in

complete

safety.

And

you

can

see

up

to

40

kilometers

away

in

all

directions

from

each

capsule.Because

of

the

way

the

capsules

are

hung,

it

provides

a

full

360-degree

panorama(360度全景)

when

you

are

at

the

top

of

the

wheel.CulturalBackground—PlacesofInterestinLondonThenameBigBenisoftenusedtodescribe(形容)thetower,theclockandthebellbutthenamewasfirstgiventotheGreatBell.The

ElizabethTower(伊丽莎白塔),whichstandsatthenorthendoftheHousesofParliament(议会大厦),

wascompletedin1859andtheGreatClockstartedon31May,withtheGreatBell‘sstrikes(报时)heardforthefirsttimeon11Julyandthe