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A famous clock|一个著名的大钟

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(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.

当你访问伦敦时，首先要看的项目之一是“大本钟”，一座全世界都能在英国广播公司的广播里听到它钟声的著名大钟。

(2). If the Houses of Parliament had hot been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.

要不是国会大厦在1834年被烧毁，这座大钟是不会被安装起来的。

(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.

“大本钟”取名于BenjaminHall爵士，因为他在建造新国会大厦时负责建造这座大钟。

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

它不仅巨大而且走时极其准确。

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

格林威治天文台的高级职员每天把大钟校对两次。

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

当大钟打点时，人们都能从英国广播公司的广播中听到它的钟声。因为麦克风是与钟塔相连接的。

(7). Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.

“大本钟”很少出差错。

(8). Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.

但有一次，它报错了时间。

(9). A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down !

一个在塔上工作的油漆匠把一小桶油漆挂在大钟的一个指针上，钟便走慢了。

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 [00:15.94]Lesson 71
 [00:18.80]A famous clock
 [00:21.48]When you visit London,one of the first things you will see is Big Ben,
 [00:26.43]the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.
 [00:32.10]If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,
 [00:37.22]the great clock would never have been erected.
 [00:40.66]Big Ben takes its name rom Sir Benjamin Hall
 [00:44.39]who was responsible for the making of the clock
 [00:47.52]when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.
 [00:51.33]It is not only of immense size,but is extremely accurate as well.
 [00:57.10]Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
 [01:02.72]On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking
 [01:07.48]because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
 [01:11.67]Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
 [01:14.55]Once,however,it failed to give the correct time.
 [01:18.25]A painter who had been working on the tower
 [01:21.12]hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!