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Lesson 71 A Famous Clock
一个著名的大钟
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Text
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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
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
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!
【课文翻译】
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。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。
“
大本
< br>”
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。
此钟不仅外型巨大，
而且走时也非常准确。
格林尼治
天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。
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。
“
大本
”
钟很
多出差错。然而有一次，它
却把时间报错。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！
New words and
expressions
生词和短语
parliament
n
议会，国会
【生词讲解】
erect
v
建立
1.
parliament
国会
accurate
adj
准确的
the Houses of
Parliament
(
英国的
)
国会大厦
official
n
官员，行政人员
Member of
Parliament
国会议员
Greenwich
n
格林威治
Eg: Parliament today approved the
policy, but it has not yet become law.
observatory
n
天文台
现在国会通过政策，但是政策还没有变成法律。
check
v
检查
2.
Erect
v.
建造，树立，建起
microphone
n
扩音器，
麦克风
V
. erect a
monument
建立纪念碑
tower
n
塔
1)
竖起，搭起
erect a
tent
搭起帐篷
Eg: The
building was erected in 1900-1901.
此建筑是
在
1900
年到
1901
年间建造的。
Eg:
Demonstrators have erected barricades in roads
leading to the parliament building.
示威者在去往国会大楼的路上竖起了路障。
Eg: We all unconsciously
erect barriers between each other
.
我们都不知不觉的在彼此之间竖起了隔阂
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2)
adj.
竖立的，垂直的，直立的
stand erect
直立
Eg: Hold your head erect.
把头挺直。
3.
accurate
adj.
精确的，准确的
an accurate clock,
map
准确的钟，地图
Eg:
His description was
accurate.
他的叙述很准确。
Eg:
Police have
stressed that this is the most accurate
description of the killer
警察强调说这就是杀人犯最为精确的描述了。
Eg:
Journalists are not always accurate in
what they write.
新闻工作者的报道并非一贯准确。
take accurate
aim
瞄得准
an
accurate dimension
精确的尺寸
accurately adv.
accuracy n.
4.
Official
1
）官方的
Official affairs
公务
,
公事
Official funds
公款
Official
documents
官方文件
an
official announcement
官方公告
an official
website
官方网站
Eg:
The official reason given
for the President's absence was sickness.
对于总统的缺席，官方给出的原因是生病了。
2
）官员
Eg:
A senior UN
official hopes to visit Baghdad this month..
联合国的一个高级官员希望这个月去访问巴格达。
5.
Greenwich n.
格林尼治
/
格林威治
Greenwich
Mean Time
世界时（也叫格林尼治
/
< br>格林威治时间）缩写
GMT
6.
observatory n.
天文台，气象台
1
）
observe
vt.
庆祝
=celebrate
Eg:
How do you observe
Children
’
s Day?
你如何庆祝儿童节？
vt.
观察；遵守；说；注意到；评论
Eg: Someone who doesn't observe traffic
regulations will sweat.
不遵守交通规则者必将要吃苦头。
Eg: We can observe our kids and learn
more about them.
我们就可以观察我们的孩子，更多地了解他们。
2
）
Observer n
观察者
Eg: I think
that's what I learned from him: how to be an
observer
.
我想这是我从他那里学到的：怎么做一个观察者。
3
）
observatory
天文台，气象台
7.
Check
检查，核对
Eg:
Check the accuracy of
everything in your CV
.
检查你的简历上每处都是准确的。
Eg:
I think there is an age
limit, but I have to check.
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我觉得是有年龄限制的，但是我需要查一下
Eg:
I shall
need to check with the duty officer
我要与执勤管核对一下。
Eg:
He must check his work more carefully
because it's full of mistakes.
他检查工作时要再仔细一些，因为到处是错。
check in/check out
入房登记，退房办理
check
in one's luggage
托运行李
check (up) on sb.
调查某人的行为，背景等
Eg:
The police are checking up on
him.
警方正在调查他
checklist
清单
check-point
检查点
n. hold/keep sth in check
抑制，约束，制止
keep my
temper in check
控制我自己不发脾气
8.
Microphone
麦克风，扩音器，话筒
Eg:
I keep these songs in my
head until I get behind the microphone.
直到站在话筒前我一直是将这些歌记在脑中。
Eg:
Record a CD.
If you have a computer and microphone, all you
need is your talent.
做一张
CD
唱片。如果你拥有电脑和麦克风，所有你需要的只是你的才能。
Eg:
Would you like to talk to me on the
microphone, instead of typing in the chatroom.
你愿意用麦克风跟我讲话，而不是在聊天室里打字吗？
9.
Tower
n
塔
Eg:
The Tower of London stands
in the East End of London.
伦敦塔位于伦敦的东区。
Eg:
I felt dizzy when I looked
down from the top of the television
tower
.
当我从电视塔顶往下看时，我感到头晕目眩。
【课文讲解】
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
famous
Eg: London was once
famous for its fogs.
伦敦曾以多雾而闻名
Eg:Brighton is famous as a bathing
place.
布来顿以海水浴场驰名
the
=British Broadcasting Corporation
英国广播公司
在电视上看到，在广播里听到都用
o
n
。
Eg: I saw him on TV last night.
昨天晚上我看到他上电视了。
when
引导的时间状语从句。
one of +
名词复数
（前面可以用序数词，最高级等修饰）
one of the most famous
singers
you will see
是定语从句
，作
things
的定语。省略了<
/p>
that
，只能用
that.
Big Ben
和
the
famous clock
同位语
which can be heard
定语从句
an be heard
情态动词的被动语态
2.
If the Houses
of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,
the great clock would
never have been
erected.
If
引导的非真实条件句
(
详见
key structure)
对过去事情的虚拟：
If
+
从句（过去完成时）
，
主句
(would have
done
）
虚拟语气很重
要，左边是最最
基本的考点。
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Eg:If I
had worked
harder
at school, I
would
have got
a better job .
对现在事情的虚拟：
If +
从句（一般过去时）
，主句（
would
do
）
Eg:If I
were
in your position, I
would act
differently .
Eg:If you
saw
him
now you
wouldn’t recognize
him .
错综时间下的用法：过去条件
+
< br>现实情况
Eg: If he
had
taken
the doctor’s advice,
he
should not be
ill now.
要是当初听了医生的话，他现在就不会生病了。
Eg: If the doctor
hadn’t come
in time, the
patient
would be
dead by
now.
大夫及时到了，病人得救了。
burn down
使（烧成平地）
，烧毁
Eg: The hospital was burned down last
month.
那家医院上个月被烧毁了。
burn
烧坏，烧伤，烧焦，烫伤
,
晒伤
Eg: The soup is very
hot. Don't burn your mouth.
汤很热，别烫伤了你的嘴。
Eg:
Sorry,I've burnt the sausage.
对不起，我把香肠给烤焦了。
Burn for
sth.
（通常用于进行时态。表示极欲做某事）
Eg: He is burning for avenging the
death of his father
.
他心急如焚要报杀父之仇。
Eg:
burn one's
boats/bridges
断某人后路，破釜沉舟
burn the midnight
oil
开夜车
burn oneself
out
筋疲力尽或损害了自己的健康（指劳累过度）
Eg: If he doesn't stop working so
hard,he'll burn himself out.
他继续这样拼命工作，就会累垮的。
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.
take its name from
以
……
命名
Eg: The Hubble telescope takes its name
from Hubble .
Sir Benjamin Hall
sir+
人的全名
< br>表示
……
爵士。
Sir Walter Scott
who
引导的定语从句
be responsible for
为
……
负责
Eg: She is my child, and I am
responsible for her
.
她是我的孩子
,
我对她负责。
the making of the clock =
making the clock
when
引导的时间状语从句
4.
It is not only
of immense size, but is extremely accurate as
well.
not only… but … as well
不但
……
而且
be +of +n.
用来表示人或物的特征。
Eg:
We are of the same age .
Eg: This
letter is of great importance .
extremely accurate
极其精确
（副词修饰形容词）
quite
sure
十分确信
5.
Officials from
Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice
a day.
H
have sb doing
sth
让某人一直做
have sb do =
let sb do =make sb do
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