新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 第71課(2)

　　Lesson 71: A famous clock 一個(gè)著名的大鐘

　　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!

　　句子講解：

　　4、It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.

　　此鐘不僅外型巨大，而且走時(shí)也非常準(zhǔn)確從

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) not only...but,..as well 不僅• • •而且

　　5、Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.

　　格林尼治天文臺(tái)的官員們每天兩次派人矯正此鐘。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) have the clock checked派人矯正，并非親自去做。

　　6、On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.

　　當(dāng)大鐘打點(diǎn)的時(shí)候，你可以從英國(guó)廣播公司的廣播中聽(tīng)到，因?yàn)殓娝辖恿他溈孙L(fēng)。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) be connected to...被連接到

　　7、Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.

　　“大本”鐘很少出差錯(cuò)。

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