学习-----好资料 Lesson 71 A Famous Clock 一个著名的大钟 【Text】 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! 【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”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
Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话 Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ' It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'. Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said. 'What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm having breakfast,' I repeated.
Lesson 1 Excuse me! 对不起! Listen to the tape then answer this question. Whose handbag is it? 听录音,然后回答问题,这是谁的手袋? Excuse me! Yes? Is this your handbag? Pardon? Is this your handbag? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. New Word and expressions 生词和短语 excuse v. 原谅 me pron. 我(宾格) yes
adv. 是的 is v. be 动词现在时第三人称单数 this pron.这 your possessive adjective 你的,你们的handbag n. (女用)手提包 pardon int. 原谅,请再说一遍 it pron.它 thank you 感谢你(们) very much 非常地
参考译文 对不起 什么事? 这是您的手提包吗? 对不起,请再说一遍。 这是您的手提包吗? 是的,是我的。非常 感谢! Lesson 3 Sorry, sir. 对不起,先生。 Listen to the tape then answer this question. 听录音,然后回答问题。这位男士有没有要回他的雨伞? My coat and my umbrella please. Here is my ticket. Thank you, sir. Number five. Here's your umbrella and your coat.
Lesson 71 A Famous Clock 一个著名的大钟 【Text】 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! 【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”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 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.
新概念英语第2册课文 1 A private conversation私人谈话 Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. 'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!' 上星期我去看戏。我的座位很好。发挥是很有趣的。我不喜欢它。一青年男子与一年轻女子坐在我的身后。他们在大声地说话。我很生气。我听不见演员。我转过身。我看着那个男人和女人生气。他们没有注意。最后，我忍不住了。我又一次转过身去。”我不能听到一个字！”我愤怒地说。”这不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说。”这是私人间的谈话！” 2 Breakfast or lunch?早餐还是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 'I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm having breakfast,' I repeated. 'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!' 它是星期日。在星期天我是从来不早起。有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。上周日我起床很晚。我看着窗外。它是黑暗的外面。”多好的一天！”我的思想。”又下雨了。”正在这时，电话铃响了。是我姑母露西打来的。”我刚下火车，”她说。”我来看你。”“但我还在吃早饭，”我说。”你干什么呢。她问。”我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。”我亲爱的，”她说。”你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经一点了！”
Lesson1: Excuse me! Excuse me! Yes? Is this your handbag? Pardon? Is this your handbag? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. Lesson 3:Sorry sir. My coat and my umbrella please. Here is my ticket. Thank you sir. Number five. Here is your umbrella and your coat. This is not my umbrella. Sorry sir. Is this your umbrella? No, it isn't. Is this it? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. Lesson 5: Nice to meet you. Good morning. Good morning, Mr. Blake. This is Miss Sophie Dupont. Sophie is a new student. She is a French. Sophie, this is Hans. He is German. Nice to meet you. And this is Naoko.
She’s Japanese. Nice to meet you. And this is Chang-woo. He’s Korean. (朝鲜人) Nice to meet you. And this is Luming. He’s Chinese. Nice to meet you. And this is Xiaohui. She’s Chinese, too. Nice to meet you. Lesson 7: Are you a teacher? I’m a new student. My name’s Robert. Nice to meet you. My name’s Sophie. Are you French? Yes, I’m. Are you French, too? No, I’m not. What nationality are you? I’m Ital ian. Are you a teacher? No, I’m not. What’s your job? I’m a keyboard operator. What’s your job? I’m an engineer. Lesson 9: How are you today? Hello, Helen. Hi, Steven. How are you today?
新概念英语第二册第七十一课笔记（3） 语法：虚拟语气： 一．语气的定义和种类 1 语气(mood) 语气是动词的一种形式，表示说话人对某一行为或事情的看法和态度。 2 语气的种类 a. 陈述语气： 表示动作或状态是现实的、确定的或符合事实的，用于陈述句、疑问句和某些感叹句。如： There are two sides to every question. 每个问题都有两个方面。 Were you busy all day yesterday? 昨天一整天你都很忙吗？ How good a teacher she is! 她是多好的一位老师啊！b. 祈使语气：表示说话人对对方的请求或命令。如：Never be late again! 再也不要迟到了 Don’t forget to turn off the light. 别忘了关灯 c. 虚拟语气：表示动作或状态不是客观存在的事实，而是说话人的主观愿望、假设或推测等。如： If I were a bird, I could fly in the air.如果我是一只小鸟，我就能在空中飞行。 I wish I could pass the examination.我希望我能通过考试。
May you succeed!祝您成功！ 二．虚拟语气在条件从句中的用法。 条件从句有两类，一是真实条件句，另一是虚拟条件句。如果假设的情况可能发生，是真实条件句，这种情况下谓语用陈述语气。if有表示“如果”的意思如： If time permits, we’ll go fishing together.如果时间允许，我们就一起去钓鱼。 如果假设的情况是不存在的或不大可能发生的，则是虚拟条件句。虚拟条件句就是对现实条件的一种虚拟假设，所假设的条件一般不符合事实或与事实相反或在现实中发生的可能性极小。根据时间的不同，虚拟条件句可分为三种，即与现在事实相反的虚拟条件句、与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句及与将来事实相反的虚拟条件句。如： If you had come yesterday, you would have met that famous professor. 如果你昨天来，你就会见到那位著名的教授了。（隐含的事实是：你昨天没来，也没见到那位著名教授） 在含有虚拟条件句的复合句中，主从句的谓语都要用虚拟语气，现将其形式列表如下：
Lesson 1: Excuse me! Excuse me! [劳驾，请问，对不起] Yes? Is this your handbag? [handbag的发音，当两个爆破音连在一起时前一个失去爆破，故读作：han(d)bag] Pardon? [请原谅，请再说一遍。完整句型：I beg your pardon？] Is this your handbag? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. [亦可用Thank you或Thanks，表示强调时用Thanks a lot] 笔记： 1、excuse 1）v. 原谅。eg. Excuse me. 请原谅，劳驾。 2）n. 借口。eg. It‘s an excuse. 那是一个借口 2、me pron. 我（宾格） eg. He loves me. 他爱我。 eg. She cheats me. 她骗我。 eg. Please tell me. 请告诉我。 3、Excuse me的用法。打搅别人时，常被译作“劳驾” 1）为了要引起别人的注意 eg. Excuse me, Is this your handbag? 2) 要打扰某人或要打断别人的话 Eg. Excuse me. May I ask you a question?
3) 向陌生人问路 Eg. Excuse me. Could you please tell me the way to the railway station? 劳驾，请问去火车站的路怎么走呢？ 4) 向某人借东西 Eg. Excuse me. Can I borrow your pen? 打扰下，可不可以接你的钢笔用下啊？ 5）需要从别人身边挤过或让别人给自己让路 Eg. Excuse me. Could you please make some room for me? 劳驾，借过下一下。 6）要求在宴会或会议中途中离开一会儿 Eg. Excuse me. May I leave for a little while? 对比起，我离开一下。 4、sorry 用于当你做错事而向别人道歉的时候，表示“对不起” 1）请问几点了？ Eg. Excuse me. What time is it? 2) 不小心把水弄到了别人身上。 Eg. Sorry. 或者I‘m sorry！ 3）对不起，我先失陪一下 Eg. Excuse me. 4) 误解了别人的意思 Eg. Sorry. 5、Yes 1) adv. 是的（对一般疑问句的肯定回答） Eg. Are you mad? 你疯了吗？ ----- Yes, I am. 是的，我疯了
Lesson 1 Excuse me! Excuse me! Yes? Is this your handbag? Pardon? Is this your handbag? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. Lesson 3 Sorry, sir. My coat and my umbrella please. Here is my ticket. Thank you, sir. Number five. Here's your umbrella and your coat. This is not my umbrella. Sorry sir. Is this your umbrella? No, it isn't. Is this it? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. Lesson 5 Nice to meet you : Good morning. STUDENTS: Good morning, Mr. Blake. MR. BLAKE: This is Miss Sophie Dupont. Sophie is a new is French. MR. BLAKE: Sophie, this is is German. HANS: Nice to meet you. MR. BLAKE: And this is 's Japanese. NAOKO: Nice to meet you. MR. BLAKE: And this is 's Korean. CHANG-WOO: Nice to meet you. MR. BLAKE: And this is is Chinese. LUMNG: Nice to meet you. MR. BLAKE: And this is 's Chinese, too. XIAOHUI: Nice to meet you. Lesson 7 Are you a teacher? ROBERT: I am a new name's Robert. SOPHIE: Nice to meet you. My name's Sophie. ROBERT: Are you French? SOPHIE: Yes, I am. SOPHIE: Are you French too? ROBERT: No, I am not. SOPHIE: What nationality are you? ROBERT: I'm Italian. ROBERT: Are you a teacher? SOPHIE: No, I'm not. ROBERT: What's your job? SOPHIE: I'm a keyboard operator. SOPHIE: What's your job? ROBERT: I'm an engineer. Lesson 9 How are you today? STEVEN: Hello, Helen. HELEN: Hi, Steven. STEVEN: How are you today? HELEN: I'm very well, thank you. And you? STEVEN: I'm fine, thanks. STEVEN: How is Tony? HELEN: He's fine, thanks. How's Emma? STEVEN: She's very well, too, Helen. STEVEN: Goodbye, to see you. HELEN: Nice to see you, too, Steven. Goodbye. Lesson 11 Is this your shirt? HEACHER：Whose shirt is that? HEACHER：Is this your shirt, Dave? DAVE: No. Sir. It's not my shirt. DAVE: This is my shirt. My shirt's blue. TEACHER: Is this shirt Tim's? DAVE: Perhaps it is, 's shirt's white. HEACHER：Tim! TIM: Yes, sir? HEACHER：Is this your shirt? TIM: Yes, sir. HEACHER：Here you are. Catch! TIM: Thank you, sir. Lesson 13 A new dress LOUISE: What colour's your new dress? ANNA: It's green. ANNA: Come upstairs and see it. LOUISE: Thank you. ANNA: Look!Here it is! LOUISE: That's nice 's very smart. ANNA: My hat's new, too. LOUISE: What colour is it? ANNA: It's the same 's green, too. LOUISE: That is a lovely hat! Lesson 15 Your passports, please. CUSTOMS OFFICER: Are you Swedish? GIRLS: No, we are are Danish. CUSTOMS OFFICER: Are your friends Danish, too? GIRLS: No, they aren't. They are Norwegian. CUSTOMS OFFICER: Your passports, please. GIRLS: Here they are. CUSTOMS OFFICER: Are these your cases? GIRLS: No, they aren't. GIRLS: Our cases are brown. Here they are. CUSTOMS OFFICER: Are you tourists? GIRLS: Yes, we are. CUSTOMS OFFICER: Are your friends tourists too? GIRLS: Yes, they are. CUSTOMS OFFICER: That's fine. GIRLS: Thank you very much. 1
新概念英语第一册 Lesson1: Excuse me! Excuse me! Yes? Is this your handbag? Pardon? Is this your handbag? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. 对不起 什么事？ 这是您的手提包吗？ 对不起，请再说一遍。 这是您的手提包吗？ 是的，是我的。 非常感谢！ Lesson 3:Sorry sir. My coat and my umbrella please. Here is my ticket. Thank you sir. Number five. Here is your umbrella and your coat. This is not my umbrella. Sorry sir. Is this your umbrella? No, it isn't. Is this it? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. 请把我的大衣和伞拿给我。 这是我（寄存东西）的牌子。 谢谢，先生。 是5号。 这是您的伞和大衣 这不是我的伞。 对不起，先生。 这把伞是您的吗？ 不，不是！ 这把是吗？ 是，是这把 非常感谢。 Lesson 5: Nice to meet you. Good morning.
Good morning, Mr. Blake. This is Miss Sophie Dupont. Sophie is a new student. She is a French. Sophie, this is Hans. He is German. Nice to meet you. And this is Naoko. She’s Japanese. Nice to meet you. And this is Chang-woo. He’s Korean. Nice to meet you. And this is Luming. He’s Chinese. Nice to meet you. And this is Xiaohui. She’s Chinese, too. Nice to meet you. 布莱克先生：早上好。 学生：早上好，布莱克先生。 布莱克先生：这位是索菲娅.杜邦小姐。索菲娅是个新学生。她是法国人。布莱克先生：索菲娅，这位是汉斯。他是德国人。 汉斯：很高兴见到你。 布莱克先生：这位是直子。她是日本人。 直子：很高兴见到你。 布莱克先生：这位是昌宇。他是韩国人。 昌宇：很高兴见到你。 布莱克先生：这位是鲁明。他是中国人。 鲁明：很高兴见到你。 布莱克先生：这位是晓惠。她也是中国人。 晓惠：很高兴见到你。 Lesson 7: Are you a teacher? I’m a new student. My name’s Robert. Nice to meet you. My name’s Sophie. Are you French? Yes, I’m. Are you French, too? No, I’m not. What nationality are you? I’m Italian.
新概念英语第一册课文（全中文）$课文1对不起！ 1对不起 2什么事？ 3这是您的手提包吗？ 4对不起，请再说一遍。 5这是您的手提包吗？ 6是的，是我的。 7非常感谢！ $课文3对不起，先生。 8请把我的大衣和伞拿给我。 9这是我（寄存东西）的牌子。 10谢谢，先生。 11是5号。 12这是您的伞和大衣 13这不是我的伞。 14对不起，先生。 15这把伞是您的吗？ 16不，不是！ 17这把是吗？ 18是，是这把 19非常感谢。 $课文5很高兴见到你。 20早上好。 21早上好，布莱克先生。 22这位是索菲娅 23索菲娅是个新学生。 24她是法国人。 25索菲娅，这位是汉斯。 26他是德国人。 27很高兴见到你。 28这位是直子。 29她是日本人。 30很高兴见到你。 31这位是昌宇。 32他是韩国人。 33很高兴见到你。 34这位是鲁明。 35他是中国人。 36很高兴见到你。 37这位是晓惠。 38她也是中国人。 39很高兴见到你。 $课文7你是教师吗？
40我是个新学生， 41我的名字叫罗伯特。 42很高兴见到你。 43我的名字叫索菲娅。 44你是法国人吗？ 45是的，我是法国人。 46你也是法国人吗？ 47不，我不是。 48你是哪国人？ 49我是意大利人。 50你是教师吗？ 51不，我不是。 52你是做什么工作的？ 53我是电脑录入员。 54你是做什么工作的？ 55我是工程师。 $课文9今天好吗？ 56你好，海伦 57你好，史蒂文 58你今天好吗？ 59很好，谢谢你。 60你好吗？ 61很好，谢谢。 62托尼好吗？ 63他很好，谢谢。 64埃玛好吗？ 65她也很好，海伦。 66再见，海伦。 67见到你真高兴。 68我见到你也很高兴，史蒂文。69再见。 $课文11这是你的衬衫吗？ 70那是谁的衬衫？ 71戴夫，这是你的衬衫吗？ 72不，先生。 73这不是我的衬衫。 74这是我的衬衫。 75我的衬衫是蓝色的。 76这件衬衫是蒂姆的吗？ 77也许是，先生。 78蒂姆的衬衫是白色的。 79蒂姆！ 80什么事，先生。 81这是你的衬衫吗？ 82是的，先生。 83给你。
新概念英语第一册第十二课习题答案Lesson 12 A 1 Stella is here. That is her car. 2 Excuse me, Steven. Is this your umbrella? 3 I am an air hostess. My name is Britt. 4 Paul is here, too. That is his coat. 1 Whose is this handbag? It’s Stella ’s. It’s her handbag. 2 Whose is this car? It’s Paul’s. It’s his car. 3 Whose is this coat? It’s Sophie ’s. It’s her coat. 4 Whose is this umbrella? It’s Steven’s. It’s his umbrella. 5 Whose is this pen? I t’s my daughter’s. It’s her pen. 6 Whose is this dress? It’s my son’s. It’s his dress. 7 Whose is this suit? It’s my father’s. It’s his suit. 8 Whose is this skirt? It’s my mother’s. It’s her skirt. 9 Whose is this blouse? It’s my sister’s. It’s her blouse. 10 Whose is this tie? It’s my brother’s. It’s his tie. 11 Whose is this pen? It’s Sophie’s. It’s her pen.
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 'I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm having breakfast,' I repeated. 'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!' New words and expressions 生词和短语 until prep. 直到outside adv. 外面 ring v. （铃、电话等）响aunt n. 姑，姨，婶，舅母 repeat v. 重复 参考译文第二课早餐还是午餐？ 那是个星期天，而在星期天我是从来不早起的，有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。上个星期天，我起得很晚。我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗。“鬼天气！”我想，“又下雨了。”正在这时，电话铃响了。是我姑母露西打来的。“我刚下火车，”她说，“我这就来看你。” “但我还在吃早饭，”我说。 “你在干什么？”她问道。 “我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。 “天啊，”她说，“你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经1点钟了！” Comprehension Precis and Composition (理解的记录和组成) Answer these questions in not than 50 words. 1. Does the writer always get up early on Sundays, or does he always get up late? 2. Did he get up early last Sunday, or did he get up late? 3. Who telephoned then? 4. Had she arrived by train, or had she come on foot? 5. Was she coming to see him or not? 6. Did he say,‘I’m still having breakfast’, or did he say,‘I am still in bed’? 7. Was his aunt very surprised or not ? 8. What was the time?
新概念英语第一册单词第12课：这些是谁的 Whose is that...? That is my／your/h i s/her_那……是谁的？那是我的／你的／他的／她的…… father ['fɑe]r父亲 【派生词】fatherly慈爱的 【单词扩充】dad爸爸 daddy爸爸（口语） 【单词例句】 AHow many people are there your family? A：你家有几口人？ B：Three.My father, my mother and me. B：三口人。我爸、我妈和我。 motherA：你家有几口人？ n．母亲 【派生词】motherland祖国 【单词例句】 A： Give your mother my best wishes! A：请向你母亲转达我最良好的祝愿 B： Thanks very much. You are so kind. B：谢谢，你真是太好了。 blouse ['blaz] 女衬衫 sister ['sst] 姐妹 【单词例句】
A： I have an elder brother and two younger sisters. A：我有一个哥哥和两个妹妹。 B： You have such a big family. B：你有这么大一个家庭啊。 【派生词】bowtie领结 【单词扩充】necktie领带 【单词搭配】tie up绑，系tie down向下扎牢 【单词例句】 A：Is there anythingI can do for you' sir? A：先生，有什么能帮您的吗？ B： Yes,1 want to get a few new ties for fashion。 B：是的，我想买几条配时装的领带。 brother ['bre] 兄，弟 【派生词】brother-in-law小舅子；大伯：小叔；姐夫；妹夫brotherhood手足情意 【单词搭配】 A：Didn’t you know that Peter is Mark's younger brother? A：你不知道彼得是马克的弟弟吗？ B： No, nobody told me that before. B：不知道，之前没有人告诉过我。 his [hz] adj他的
新概念英语第二册(英音新版) 第71课：大本钟报错时 间 Lesson 71 A famous clock 第七十一课一个的大钟 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Has Big Ben ever gone wrong? “大本”钟出错了吗? When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, 当你游览伦敦时，首先看到的东西之一就是“大本”钟， the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C. 即那座从英国广播公司的广播中全世界都能够听到它的声音的大钟。 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。 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。
It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. 此钟不但外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确。 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。 On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. 当大钟打点的时候，你能够从英国广播公司的广播中听到，因为钟塔 上接了麦克风。 Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. “大本”钟很多出差错。 Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. 不过有一次，它却把时间报错。 A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down! 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！