Lesson 71 A famous clock 一個的大鐘
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Has Big Ben ever gone wrong?
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 in1834,the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for them 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 Gfeenwich Observatory have the clock checked twicea 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!
New words and expressions生詞和短語
parliament n. 議會，國會
observatory n.天文臺
erect v.建起
check v.檢查
accurate adj. 準確的
microphone n.擴音器，麥克風
official n.官員，行政人員
tower n. 塔
Greenwich n.格林尼治
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 Big Ben,大鐘的名字，譯成“大本”。
2 the B.B.C.是英國廣播公司(British Broadcasting Corporation)的縮寫。
3 If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,the great clock would never have been erected.如果不是國會大廈在1834年被焚毀的話，這座大鐘永遠也不會建造。這是一個表示與過去事實不相符的虛擬語氣結構。
4 take its name from,以……命名。
5 when the new Houses of Parliament were being built,注意這個從句中過去進行時的被動結構。
6 It is not only of immense size,它不僅外型巨大，“to be of+名詞”用來表示人或物的特征。
7 Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.“大本”鐘很少出差錯。
參考譯文
當你游覽倫敦時，首先看到的東西之一就是“大本”鐘，即那座從英國廣播公司的廣播中全世界都可以聽到它的聲音的大鐘。如果不是國會大廈在1834年被焚毀的話，這座大鐘永遠也不會建造?！按蟊尽辩姷妹诒窘苊?霍爾爵士，因為當建造新的國會大廈時，他負責建造大鐘。此鐘不僅外型巨大，而且走時也非常準 確。格林尼治天文臺的官員們每天兩次派人矯正此鐘。當大鐘打點的時候，你可以從英國廣播公司的廣播中聽到，因為鐘塔上接了麥克風?！按蟊尽辩姾苌俪霾铄e。然而有，它卻把時間報錯了。在鐘塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶掛在了一根指針上，把鐘弄慢了！
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Has Big Ben ever gone wrong?
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 in1834,the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for them 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 Gfeenwich Observatory have the clock checked twicea 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!
New words and expressions生詞和短語
parliament n. 議會，國會
observatory n.天文臺
erect v.建起
check v.檢查
accurate adj. 準確的
microphone n.擴音器，麥克風
official n.官員，行政人員
tower n. 塔
Greenwich n.格林尼治
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 Big Ben,大鐘的名字，譯成“大本”。
2 the B.B.C.是英國廣播公司(British Broadcasting Corporation)的縮寫。
3 If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,the great clock would never have been erected.如果不是國會大廈在1834年被焚毀的話，這座大鐘永遠也不會建造。這是一個表示與過去事實不相符的虛擬語氣結構。
4 take its name from,以……命名。
5 when the new Houses of Parliament were being built,注意這個從句中過去進行時的被動結構。
6 It is not only of immense size,它不僅外型巨大，“to be of+名詞”用來表示人或物的特征。
7 Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.“大本”鐘很少出差錯。
參考譯文
當你游覽倫敦時，首先看到的東西之一就是“大本”鐘，即那座從英國廣播公司的廣播中全世界都可以聽到它的聲音的大鐘。如果不是國會大廈在1834年被焚毀的話，這座大鐘永遠也不會建造?！按蟊尽辩姷妹诒窘苊?霍爾爵士，因為當建造新的國會大廈時，他負責建造大鐘。此鐘不僅外型巨大，而且走時也非常準 確。格林尼治天文臺的官員們每天兩次派人矯正此鐘。當大鐘打點的時候，你可以從英國廣播公司的廣播中聽到，因為鐘塔上接了麥克風?！按蟊尽辩姾苌俪霾铄e。然而有，它卻把時間報錯了。在鐘塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶掛在了一根指針上，把鐘弄慢了！