世博口语：一切始于世博会

2010-08-15上海大学蒋重母供稿

中学生英语 2010年27期

关键词：小罗白炽灯埃菲尔铁塔

上海大学蒋重母供稿

Mary:Hi,do you know the “origin” of the Eiffel Tower?

Xiao Luo:It’s designed by Gustavo Eiffel,a French architect.Is there anything different?

Mary:Something you’ve never known! The Eiffel Tower was built for Universal Exhibition 1889 Paris France.

Xiao Luo:Did people construct buildings for World Expo?

Mary:Of course!World Expo brings us not only the landmark buildings,but also many great inventions.Have you ever heard the slogan—“Everything starts with World Expo”?

Xiao Luo:Are you joking?

Mary:Of course not.The incandescent lamp we use in daily life was invented by Edison.

Xiao Luo:I know,but how is it related to World Expo?

Mary:The incandescent lamp was displayed first in a World’s Fair,and then introduced to people’s life.So were the Edison gramophones,its voice was first heard by visitors in World Expo.

Xiao Luo:What you said reminds me of the marvelous building in Belgium,which is supposed to be of a blood tie with World Expo,isn’t it?

Mary:Bingo!What you mentioned is the Atomiun built for World’s Fair 1958 Brussels Belgium.It was called the most stunning building in the world!

Xiao Luo:Right,I saw the model,suspended cable structure,unbelievable!

玛丽：哎，你知道埃菲尔铁塔的“身世”吗？

小罗：法国建筑师埃菲尔造的，还有什么奥妙之处吗？

玛丽：不知道了吧！埃菲尔铁塔是1889年法国巴黎世博会的建筑物。

小罗：世博会还造建筑物？

玛丽：那当然！不仅建筑呢，世博会使人类许多伟大的发明成果走进了我们的生活。没听过一句话么，“一切始于世博会”。

小罗：你没开玩笑吧？

玛丽：当然没有。我们日常生活中用的白炽灯，是爱迪生发明的。

小罗：这我知道，但与世博会有什么关系呢？

玛丽：白炽灯也是通过世博会的展示才被普及使用的。还有爱迪生发明的留声机，也是在世博会上第一次让人们听到了从留声机里发出的声音。