Lesson73ThewaytoKingStreetLookandsayListentothetapethenanswersomequestions.•Whydidthemanneedaphrasebook?•为什么这位男士需要一本常用语手册?WhatdidMrs.Millsdolastweek?ShewenttoLondon.DoessheknowLondonwell?No,shedoesn’t.Whathappenedtoher?(Didsheloseherway?)Shelostherway.Wheredidsheseeaman?Shesawamannearabusstop.Whatdidshesaytohim?Shesaid,’Excuseme.CanyoutellmethewaytoKingStreet,please?’Didthemansmile?Yes,hedid.Hesmiledpleasantly.DidthemanunderstandEnglish?No,hedidn’t.Whatdidthemando?Heputhishandintohispocketandtookoutaphrasebook.DidhespeakEnglish?No,hedidn’t.Washeatourist?Yes,hewas.倫敦塔TowerofLondonHerMajesty‘sPalaceandFortress,TheTowerofLondon女王陛下的宮殿與城堡,倫敦塔地理位置与开放时间•theTowerofLondon,isahistoriccastleonthenorthbankoftheRiverThamesincentralLondon,England.•separatedfromtheeasternedgeoftheCityofLondonbytheopenspaceknownasTowerHill.•OpeningtimesTuesday-Saturday09:00-17:30Sunday-Monday10:00-17:30Lastadmission17:00History•TowerofLondonhasservedasafortress,armory,treasury,mint,palace,Observatory,refugeandprison,especiallyprisonersheldupper-class.Thispurposethelasttoproduceaphrase"senttotheTower,"whichmeans"imprisonment"•伦敦塔曾作为堡垒、军械库、国库、铸币厂、宫殿、天文台、避难所和监狱,特别关押上层阶级的囚犯。最后的这一用途产生一条短语“senttotheTower”,意思是“入狱”倫敦塔TowerofLondon——TheWhiteTower•TheWhiteTower,whichgivestheentirecastleitsname,wasbuiltbyWilliamtheConquerorin1078,theWhiteTowerhasbeendescribedas"themostcompleteeleventh-centurypalaceinEurope".•ElizabethI,hersisterMaryreignhadtoimprisonmentforaperiodoftime;TowerofLondonlastusedasaprisonduringWorldWarII,imprisonedRudolfHess.1988asaWorldHeritageSite.•伊丽莎白一世在她姐姐玛丽一世统治时曾在此入狱一段时间;伦敦塔最后一次作为监狱使用是在第二次世界大战期间,关押鲁道夫·赫斯。1988年被列为世界文化遗产。TowerofLondonforthesuppressionoflocalpeopleanddefendtheCityofLondon,tostartconstructionin1087byWilliamI,whichlastedtwodecades,calledEngland'smedievalclassiccastle.Duringt...