Lesson 71A Famous Clock
一个著名的大钟9 句 · 1:40
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HasBigBenevergonewrong?
大本钟出过差错吗？
WhenyouvisitLondon, oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen, thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.
当你访问伦敦时，你首先看到的东西之一就是大本钟，这座著名的大钟的钟声可以通过英国广播公司传遍全世界。
IftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834, thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.
如果国会大厦没有在1834年被烧毁，这座大钟也许永远不会建造。
BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.
大本钟是以本杰明·霍尔爵士的名字命名的，新国会大厦建造期间，他负责这座大钟的制造。
Itisnotonlyofimmensesize, butisextremelyaccurateaswell.
它不仅体积巨大，而且极为准确。
OfficialsfromGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.
格林尼治天文台的官员每天两次派人检查这座大钟。
OntheB.B.C. youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.
在英国广播公司，你可以听到大钟实际敲响的声音，因为麦克风是与钟楼相连的。
BigBenhasrarelygonewrong.
大本钟很少出差错。
Once, however, itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.
然而有一次，它没有报出正确的时间。
Apainterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehandsandsloweditdown!
一位一直在钟楼上工作的油漆工把一桶油漆挂在了一根指针上，使它走慢了！
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- parliament/ˈpɑrləmənt/n.
the group of people who make the laws of a country
议会；国会
#2If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
- burn down/bɜrn daʊn/phr v.
to be destroyed by fire
烧毁
#2If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
- erect/ɪˈrɛkt/v.
to build something tall
建造；竖立
#2If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
- take one's name from/teɪk wʌnz neɪm frʌm/phr.
to be called after a person or thing
以……命名；得名于
#3Big 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.
- responsible/rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/adj.
having the job of doing or looking after something
负责的
#3Big 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.
- immense/ɪˈmɛns/adj.
very big
巨大的
#4It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
- accurate/ˈækjərət/adj.
exactly right, with no mistakes
准确的；精确的
#4It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
- official/əˈfɪʃəl/n.
a person who has an important job in an organization
官员；工作人员
#5Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
- observatory/əbˈzɜrvətɔri/n.
a building where people study the stars and the sky
天文台
#5Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
- check/tʃɛk/v.
to look at something to make sure it is right
检查；核对
#5Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
- strike/straɪk/v.
to make a sound to show what time it is
（钟）敲响；报时
#6On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
- microphone/ˈmaɪkrəfoʊn/n.
a thing that picks up sound so it can be sent far
麦克风；话筒
#6On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
- tower/ˈtaʊər/n.
a tall narrow building or part of a building
塔；塔楼
#6On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
- go wrong/ɡoʊ rɔŋ/phr v.
to stop working in the right way
出毛病；出差错
#7Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
- hand/hænd/n.
the long thin part of a clock that points to the time
（钟表的）指针
#9A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!