缅因英语口语 第 60 课：history 历史 - 2

A; London is such a historic city! There's history everywhere you look. There's nelson's column, built as a monument to one of the Britain's great admirals and his important victory. He won the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

B: I'm looking forward to seeing Westminster abbey, where many historic figures are buried, like Isaac Newton, the great mathematician and Winston Churchill, the great wartime leader.

A: nearby, on the banks of the thames, there's the statue of Boudicea. She fought the Romans when they invaded Britain.

B: women have often played an important role in british history. Queen Elizabeth I built a navy strong enough to fight off the Spanish armada in 1588. more recently, Margaret thatcher transformed british society in the 1980's.

A: she was a very controversial leader. Are we going to visit the famous tower of London later?

B: there's a lot to see there. Perhaps we should go tomorrow.

A: I'm looking forward to seeing the famous castle and prison. Many historic figures were imprisoned there in the past. I really want to see the crown jewels too.

B: I've seen them before. They're quite incredible. If you want to see historical figures in London , there's one place you have to go.

A; where's that? On, I know! Madame tussaud's the waxworks museum.

B: there you can see british leaders, entertainers, crimicals, and royalty.

A: sometimes, it's hard to know who belongs in each section of the museum!