NCE02071 A famous clock 一个著名的大钟
A famous clock 一个著名的大钟
When you visit London 当你访问伦敦时
one of the first things you will see 你首先看到的东西之一
Big Ben 大本钟
is Big Ben 是大本钟
the famous clock 著名的钟
which can be heard all over the world 世界各地都能听到哪些声音
on the B.B.C 在B.B.C
British Broadcasting Corporation BBC
parliament n. 议会，国会
Houses of Parliament 议会大厦
If the Houses of Parliament 如果是议会大厦
had not been burned down 没有被烧毁
in 1834 1834年
the great clock 伟大的钟
erect v. 建起
would never have been erected 决不会建立起来
take one’s name from 以….命名
takes its name from 以….命名
Big Ben takes its name from 大本钟得名于
Sir Benjamin Hall 本杰明·霍尔爵士
be responsible for 为某事负责,负责某事
bring up 教育；养育
men and women must become equally responsible for bringing up children . 男人和女人必须对抚养孩子承担同样的责任
the children were responsible for cleaning their own rooms . 孩子们负责打扫自己的房间
who was responsible for 那位负责
the making of the clock 建造时钟
when the new Houses of Parliament were being built 当新国会大厦正在建造的时候
of + adj. + n. of +形容词+名词，形容事物的特征
the mountain is of great height 这座山很高
the lake is of huge size 这个湖很大
not only …,but….as well 不仅….而且…
chimp n. （非洲的）黑猩猩
chimps not only use tools but make them. 黑猩猩不仅会使用工具，还会制造工具
witty adj. 诙谐的；富于机智的
not only are you funny ,bug you are actually witty as well. 你不仅风趣，而且还很幽默
It is not only of immense size 它不仅体积巨大
accurate adj. 准确的
but is extremely accurate as well 但也非常准确
official n. 官员，行政人员
Greenwich n. 格林尼治
observatory n. 天文台
Officials from Greenwich Observatory 格林尼治天文台官员
check v. 检查
have something done 请人做某事
i will have my hair cut . 我会请人剪头发
she had the kitchen cleaned 他请人打扫了厨房
have the clock checked twice a day 每天对大钟检查两次
you can hear the clock 你能听到钟的声音
when it is actually striking 当大钟打点时
microphone 麦克风
tower n. 塔
because microphones are connected to the clock tower 因为麦克风与钟楼相连
Big Ben has rarely gone wrong 大本钟很少出差错
Once, however 一次,然而
it failed to give the correct time 它没有给出正确的时间
A painter who had been working on the tower 一个在塔上工作的油漆工
hung a pot of paint on one of the hands 把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上
and slowed it down 使其变慢
