BBC都市掠影:The Royal Festival Hall 皇家节日音乐厅

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John: Hello, this is On The Town from BBC Learning English where we take you out on the streets of London to explore some of the big landmarks. With me is Oliver.
Oliver: Hi John, where are we going today?

John: OK, we’re off to The Royal Festival Hall.

Oliver: Right, so what’s that? 皇家节日音乐厅在哪里，有什么用途呢The Royal Festival Hall.

John: This is arguably London’s premier music venue for all kinds of music, classical.

Oliver: 古典音乐。

John: Contemporary.

Oliver: 现代音乐。

John: Popular, or pop.

Oliver: 流行音乐。

John: And alternative music.

Oliver: 非主流音乐。

John: Also some jazz. It’s also a venue for everyone, and when it first opened it was known as The People’s Palace.

Oliver: 没错儿，这也是当初建造这个音乐厅的一个目的之一。就是将这里变成一个面对所有人的活动场所，不管贫穷的还是富有的，任何阶层的人都可以来这里一起欣赏各种不同类型的音乐。正是因为这个原因，让这个地方很快有了一个昵称，人民的宫殿 the People’s Palace。

John: We’re going to take you back to 1951 now when the Festival Hall first opened, here’s the BBC’s Winford Vaughan Thomas, who was one of the first journalists to enter the building. Have a listen to his description of it.