国际英语资讯:Million dollar solid gold toilet stolen from British palace
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 14-- <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheeky">cheeky</span> <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stole">stole</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 1.25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grandest">grandest</span> <span word="stately">stately</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="Blenheim">Blenheim</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> 18-<span word="carat">carat</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burglary">burglary</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Blenheim">Blenheim</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>, <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marlborough">Marlborough</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="theft">theft</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="suite">suite</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Blenheim">Blenheim</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="burglars">burglars</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ripped">ripped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fittings">fittings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>.</p><p><span word="Called">Called</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 18-<span word="carat">carat</span> <span word="lavatory">lavatory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowning">crowning</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renowned">renowned</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="Maurizio">Maurizio</span> <span word="Cattelan">Cattelan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guggenheim">Guggenheim</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016,</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="could">could</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, "<span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penny">penny</span>" <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="scoured">scoured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saddened">saddened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="relieved">relieved</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>."</p>
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