Lesson 71: A famous clock 一个著名的大钟
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!
句子讲解：
4、It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确从
语言点 not only...but,..as well 不仅• • •而且
5、Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。
语言点 have the clock checked派人矫正，并非亲自去做。
6、On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
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。
语言点 be connected to...被连接到
7、Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
“大本”钟很少出差错。
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