Mary： Hi ， do you know the "origin" of the Eiffel Tower ？

    玛丽：哎，你知道埃菲尔铁塔的“身世”吗？

    Xiao Luo： It's designed by Gustavo Eiffel， a French architect. Is
there anything different？

    小罗：法国建筑师埃菲尔造的，还有什么奥妙之处。

    Mary： Something you've never known ！ The Eiffel Tower was built
for Universal Exhibition 1889 Paris France.

    玛丽：不知道了吧！埃菲尔铁塔是1889年法国巴黎世博会的建筑物。

    Xiao Luo： Did people construct buildings for World Expo？

    小罗：世博会还造建筑物？

    Mary： Of course！ World Expo brings us not only the landmark buildings，
but also many great inventions. Have you ever heard the slogan - "Everything
starts with World Expo" ？

    玛丽：那当然！不仅建筑呢，世博会使人类许多伟大的发明成果走进了我们
的生活。没听过一句话么，“一切始于世博会”。

    Xiao Luo： Are you joking ？

    小罗：你没开玩笑吧？

    Mary： Of course not. The incandescent lamp we use in daily life was
invented by Edison.

    玛丽：当然没有。我们日常生活中用的白炽灯，是爱迪生发明的。

    Xiao Luo： I know ， but how is it related to World Expo？

    小罗：这我知道，但与世博会有什么关系呢？

    Mary： The incandescent lamp was displayed first in a World's Fair，
and then introduced into people's life. So did the Edison gramophones ，
its voice were first heard by visitors in World Expo.

    玛丽：白炽灯也是通过世博会的展示才被普及使用的。还有爱迪生发明的留
声机，也是在世博会上第一次让人们听到了从留声机里发出的声音。

    Xiao Luo： What you said remind me of the marvelous building in Belgium，
which is supposed to be of a blood tie with World Expo， isn't it ？

    小罗：你这么一说我想起来了，好像在比利时还有一个特别棒的建筑，也有
着世博“血缘”。

    Mary： Bingo！ What you mentioned is the Atomiun built for World's
Fair 1958 Brussels Belgium. It was called as the most stunning building
in the world！

    玛丽：没错！你说的是1958年比利时布鲁塞尔世博会留下的原子塔建筑，被
誉为“地球上最令人感到震惊的建筑”！

    Xiao Luo： Right， I saw the model， suspended cable structure， unbelievable！

    小罗：对，我看过模型，悬索结构，妙不可言！