辽宁
1. 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.
- 翻译：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。
- 重点词汇：
- parliament /'pɑːləmənt/ n. 议会，国会
- Big Ben /'bɪɡ ben/ 大本钟
- B.B.C. /'biː biː ˈsiː/ 英国广播公司（British Broadcasting Corporation）
2. If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
- 翻译：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。
- 重点词汇：
- burn down /'bɜːn daʊn/ 烧毁
- erect /ɪ'rekt/ v. 建起
3. 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.
- 翻译：“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。
- 重点词汇：
- take one's name from /'teɪk wʌnz neɪm frəm/ 得名于
- Sir /sɜː/ n. 爵士
- be responsible for /'biː rɪˈspɒnsəbl fɔː/ 对……负责
4. It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
- 翻译：此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确。
- 重点词汇：
- immense /ɪ'mens/ adj. 极大的
- accurate /'ækjərət/ adj. 准确的
5. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
- 翻译：格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。
- 重点词汇：
- official /ə'fɪʃl/ n. 官员，行政人员
- Greenwich /'ɡrenɪdʒ/ n. 格林尼治
- observatory /əb'zɜːvətri/ n. 天文台
- have sth. checked /'hæv stθ tʃekt/ 让人检查某物
6. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
- 翻译：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。
- 重点词汇：
- strike /straɪk/ v. （钟）打点
- microphone /'maɪkrəfəʊn/ n. 麦克风
- connect to /'kə'nekt tu/ 连接到
7. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
- 翻译：“大本”钟很少出差错。
- 重点词汇：rarely /'reəli/ adv. 很少，难得
8. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.
- 翻译：然而有一次，它却把时间报错。
9. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
- 翻译：在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把钟弄慢了！
- 重点词汇：
- painter /'peɪntə/ n. 油漆工
- slow down /'sləʊ daʊn/ 使慢下来
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