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71 A Famous Clock

When you visit London, one of the first things (you will see) is Big Ben, the famous clock (which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C). If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall (who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built). It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter (who had been working on the tower) hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!

当你游览伦敦时，首先看到的东西之一就是"大本"钟，即那座从英国广播公司的广播中全世界都可以听到它的声音的著名大钟。 如果不是国会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。 "大本"钟得名于本杰明·霍尔爵士，因为当建造新的国会大厦时，他负责建造大钟。 此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确。格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。 当大钟打点的时候，你可以从英国广播公司的广播中听到，因为钟塔上接了麦克风。 "大本"钟很多出差错。然而有一次，它却把时间报错了。 在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把钟弄慢了！

Words

  • Parliament /ˈpɑrləmənt/ n. 英国国会大厦
  • erected /ɪˈrɛktəd/ v. 建立
    1. It took a couple of hours to erect the tent.（L50）
    2. She insisted on erecting the wall between her yard and mine.（L68）
    3. I have tried everything to prevent him from erecting a wall.（L68）
  • takes /teks/ its /ɪts/ name /nem/ from /frʌm/ 取名于
  • accurate /ˈækjərət/ adj. 准确的
    1. I caught sight of the the reports, and I have to say it’s very accurate.（L70）
    2. It was you who were trying to be accurate, not him.（L58）
  • Officials /əˈfɪʃəlz/ adj. 官员
    1. I have trouble with the officials.（L28）
    2. The officials were so nervous that they ran away during the night.（L35）
    3. I want to make it official so that I hired you.（L59）
    4. We look forward to making it official.（L37）
  • Observatory /əbˈzɝvəˌtɔri/ n. 格林尼治天文台
    1. He had no sooner gone back home than they asked him to go back to the observatory.（L38）
    2. He is planning to visit the observatory tonight.
    3. If you were at the observatory right now, you would understand me.（L40）
  • striking /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/ 敲
  • check /tʃɛk/ n. 检查
    1. They had the clock checked last night.（L66）
    2. I’ll double check that.
    3. I’ve checked all the windows.
    4. Don’t worry.
  • microphone /ˈmaɪkrəˌfon/ n. 麦克风
    1. She is busy with the new microphone.（L70）
    2. You were instructed to buy a new microphone.
    3. No one can prevent me from buying a new microphone.（L68）
  • tower /ˈtaʊɚ/ n. 塔
    1. The tower will be closed this evening.（L21）
    2. The authorities had the tower closed.（L66）

Expressions

  • make it offical 使……正式化

  • double check 再次核对

  • all over the world 全世界

    1. There are people who like fishing all over the world.（L28）

  • burn down 烧毁

  • take its name from 得名于

    1. The street takes its name from a captain.
    2. The house takes its name from a great man.

  • be responsible for 对...负责

  • be connected to 与……相连

    1. If the computer is connected to this, then we will all avoid touching that.（L68）
    2. I’m connected to all of them.

  • go wrong 出毛病

    1. Did something go wrong?
    2. If you had helped me, nothing would have gone wrong.（L64）

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