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Westminster
Why not get on the Tour Bus again and go to Westminster
where several most important government buildings are situated, among them the
Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace?
The Houses of Parliament which stand on the site of the burnt Palace of Westminster, built in the 14th century,
is the seat of the British government. It is here that the House of Commons
makes the laws and the House of Lords discusses and debates them. It is here
that the most important decisions for the country's policy are taken. Besides,
it is a wonderful work of art with hundreds of paintings and sculptures worth
seeing. Its Clock Tower is famous all over the world as a symbol of London and Britain
as it contains a huge clock and a
bell, known as Big Ben. The bell tolls every hour and its sound is familiar to
millions of people.
Westminster Abbey is another leading landmark of London. Its ancient walls house the church
where almost all British monarchs have been crowned, married and buried since
the 1lth century. There you can also
find the Poets' Corner which is the resting place of some outstanding men of
letters like Geoffrey Chaucer, Robert Browning, and Alfred Tennyson. Charles
Dickens. Thomas Hardy and Rudyard Kipling. There are also monuments to other
famous writers and poets who are buried elsewhere, such as William Shakespeare
whose tomb is in his home town of Stratford-on-Avon.
You can also see there the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior which commemorates all
the soldiers and officers killed in the First World War.
to get on садиться (в
поезд и т.п.) to get on a
bus/a horse — садиться в автобус/на
лошадь
the Houses of Parliament ['pɑːləmənt]
In Britain,
the Houses of Parliament are the British parliament, which consists of two
parts, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The buildings where the
British parliament does its work are also called the Houses of Parliament.
House of Commons -
Палата общин (нижняя палата британского парламента)
House of Lords -
Палата лордов (верхняя палата британского парламента)
Westminster Abbey
['westmɪnstə 'æbɪ] - Вестминстерское аббатство
(традиционное место коронации британских монархов и усыпальница королей,
государственных деятелей и выдающихся людей)
Buckingham Palace
['bʌkɪŋəm,pælɪs] Букингемский дворец
(главная королевская резиденция в Лондоне; во дворе перед дворцом ежедневно
происходит церемония смены караула королевских гвардейцев [Changing of the
Guard ]. Дворец построен в 1703) по имени первого владельца герцога
Букингемского [Duke of Buckingham]
site [saɪt] - место; местонахождение,
местоположение; позиция
make laws [lɔː] – создавать законы, принимать законы
debate [dɪ'beɪt] - обсуждать, дискутировать, полемизировать;
спорить
make a decision, take a decision [dɪ'sɪʒn] принять решение
policy ['pɔləsɪ]
- политика, линия поведения
besides [bɪ'saɪdz]/ 1. кроме того, сверх того, более того
clock tower
часовая башня
toll [təul] - отбивать
часы (ударами колокола)
familiar [fə'mɪlɪə] - близкий, привычный
to house - вмещать, содержать
monarch ['mɔnək] – монарх
crown [kraun] - венчать; короновать; возводить
на престол
outstanding [,aut'stændɪŋ] - выдающийся; знаменитый
man of letters
литератор, писатель, автор
warrior ['wɔrɪə] – воин
commemorate [kə'meməreɪt]
- почтить чью-л. память
soldier ['səulʤə] - солдат
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