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精心整理 Unit2:TheUnitedKingdom Usinglanguage SightseeinginLondon Worriedaboutthetimeavailable,ZhangPingyuhadmadealistofthesitesshewa ntedtoseeinLondon.HerfirstdelightwasgoingtotheTower.Itwasbuiltlonga gobytheNormaninvadersofAD1066.Fancy!Thissolidstone,squaretowerhadre mainedstandingforonethousandyears.Althoughthebuildingshadexpandedar oundit,itremainedpartofaroyalpalaceandprisoncombined.Tohergreatsurp rise,ZhangPingyufoundtheQueensjewelsguardedbyspecialroyalsoldiersw ho,onspecialoccasions,stillworethefour-hundred-year-olduniformofthe timeofQueenElizabethI. TherefollowedStPaulsCathedralbuiltaftertheterriblefireofLondonin16 66.Itlookedsplendidwhenfirstbuilt!WestminsterAbbey,too,wasveryinter esting.Itcontainedstatuesinmemoryofdeadpoetsandwriters,suchasShakes peare.Thenjustasshecameoutoftheabbey,Pingyuheardthefamoussoundofthe clock,BigBen,ringingoutthehour.Shefinishedthedaybylookingattheoutsi deofBuckinghamPalace,theQueenshouseinLondon.Oh,shehadsomuchtotellh erfriends! TheseconddaythegirlvisitedGreenwichandsawitsoldshipsandfamousclockt hatsetstheworldtime.Whatinterestedhermostwasthelongitudeline.Itisan imaginarylinedividingtheeasternandwesternhalvesoftheworldandisveryu sefulfornavigation.ItpassesthroughGreenwich,soPingyuhadaphototakens 精心整理 精心整理 tandingoneithersideoftheline. ThelastdayshevisitedKarlMarxsstatueinHighgateCemetery.Itseemedstra ngethatthemanwhohaddevelopedcommunismshouldhavelivedanddiedinLondon .Notonlythat,buthehadworkedinthefamousreadingroomoftheLibraryoftheB ritishMuseum.Sadlythelibraryhadmovedfromitsoriginalplaceintoanother buildingandtheoldreadingroomwasgone.Butshewasthrilledbysomanywonder fultreasuresfromdifferentculturesdisplayedinthemuseum.Whenshesawman yvisitorsenjoyinglookingatthebeautifuloldChinesepotsandotherobjects onshow,shefeltveryproudofhercountry. 精心整理