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　　你去过英国吗？了解英国的名胜和名人吗？下面一篇文章会带你走进英国。

　　The country of England is where the English language developed．Used now everywhere in the world, it has become the language used most on the Internet and for international trade．

　　Buckingham palace is the home of the royal family．It is in London, the capital city of England, which is also called Britain, where a new queen or king is crowned．This special ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey, a beautiful church．When Princess Diana married Prince Charles, they had a wedding ceremony at another church called Saint Paul's Cathedral．

　　Since London is the capital city, the Parliament Building is where government leaders do their business．On one end of this building is a clock called Big Ben．

　　There are other famous towers in London, one of which is called the Tower of London, used as a prison．Many famous people have been sent there, such as a wife of King Henry IV in the 16^th century．Today it is a museum for tourists, where you can visit instruments of torture．There is also a display of the Crown Jewels, a very valuable collection of diamonds, rubies and other stones of great beauty．Many are placed in crowns worn by the kings or queens long ago．

　　The Tower Bridge, over the Thames River has four towers．The river goes through the middle of London and past Windsor Castle, another home of the royal family, which is very safe place in time of war．

　　Another famous place is the town called Stratford on Avon．It is the city name and the river Avon flows through this city, so it means．Stratford is on the Avon River．It is the home of William Shakespeare, the best writer of plays, who wrote about 50 plays and they are still performed everywhere．

　　England is famous as well for two universities, which are called Cambridge and Oxford．The school name is the same as the city name．That is, Cambridge University is in Cambridge, Oxford University in Oxford．

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