Lesson71 A famous clock 一个著名大钟.doc

Lesson71 A famous clock 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. ?当你游览伦敦时，首先看到的东西之一就是“大本”钟，即那座从英国广播公司的广播中全世界都可以听到它的声音的著名大钟。 the B.B.C. =British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司 on the B.B.C.:从英国广播公司的广播中 on the radio:广播中 on the air:广播,在播送中 If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. 如果不是国会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。 这句话用的是虚拟语气,是对过去事实所做出的一种相反的假设. (1) HYPERLINK /parliament.htmparliament [pɑ:l?m?nt] n.议会，国会 the Houses of Parliament 国会大厦（英国议会是由上议院（House of Lords）和下议院（House of Commons）组成） The British Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the Houses of Commons.英国议会由上议院和下议院构成的. (2)burn down （使）烧成平地，烧毁 The hospital was burned down last month. (3) HYPERLINK /erect.htmerect [irekt] v.建起 The monument was erected to Abraham Lincoln.纪念碑是为亚伯拉罕.林肯建造的. 名词:erection The erection of the hospital is a big mistake.盖这所医院是个大错误. (4)the great clock:这座大钟 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. “大本”钟得名于本杰明.霍尔爵士，因为当建造新的国会大厦时，他负责建造大钟。 (1)take one’s name from 以……命名 (2)Sir用于英国人的全名（或名字）之前时表示“爵士”（不单独用于姓之前），如Sir John Gilbert（约翰.吉尔伯特爵士）或Sir John（约翰爵士），但不能称为Sir Gilbert。 (3)be responsible for对……需负责任/承担责任的 Who is responsible for the accident? John is responsible for the building of the bridge. (4)the making of the clock: -ing(动名词)形式前面无冠词时可直接跟宾语：making the clock；-ing前有冠词时则其后不能直接跟宾语，而必须用of：the making of the clock。 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。 HYPERLINK /accurate.htmaccurate [?kjur?t] a.准确的 Can you tell me the accurate time please?你能告诉我现在到底是几点吗? (2)be of… 表示人或物的特征 We are of the same age/size. This letter is of great importance. 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。 (1) HYPERLINK /official.htmof