伦敦地铁站的怪名字竟大有来历?
<p><span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="Circus">Circus</span></p><p>牛津马戏团站</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="is">is</span> ‘<span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="tiers">tiers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spectacles">spectacles</span>’<span word="but">but</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> ‘<span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="junction">junction</span>’.</p><p><span word="circus">circus</span>最古老的意思是“一幢大楼，由层层座椅围绕着，可以作展览和公开表演之用”。但这里就是“十字路口圆形空地”的意思。</p><p><span word="King">King</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Pancras">Pancras</span></p><p>国王的十字圣潘克洛斯站</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="King">King</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Pancras">Pancras</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Rail">Rail</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hogwarts">Hogwarts</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="IV">IV</span> (<span word="who">who</span> <span word="reigned">reigned</span> 1820-1830), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="demolished">demolished</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1845. <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Pancras">Pancras</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="around">around</span> 289, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beheaded">beheaded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p>这个地铁站监管国王的十字和圣潘克洛斯国家火车站。前者即哈利波特通往霍格沃茨的车站，广为人知;但引人热议的国王是指乔治四世(1820-1830执政);而十字毁于1845年。圣潘克洛斯出生于约莫289年，14岁时因其基督信仰而被斩首。</p><p><span word="Angel">Angel</span></p><p>天使站</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="inn">inn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Angel">Angel</span>, <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p>
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