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bebusywith/doingcatchsightofchargeatgrowquietbesureofbythistimeoncemoreAfamousclockBigBen大本钟简介英国伦敦著名古钟或称大本钟(BigBen)，是伦敦的传统地标。大本钟从1859年就为伦敦城报时，根据格林尼治时间每隔一小时敲响一次，至今将近一个半世纪，尽管这期间大本钟曾两度裂开而重铸。现在大本钟的钟声仍然清晰、动听。自从1859年投入使用后，英国政府每隔五年就要对大本钟实施维护，包括清洗钟体、替换大本钟的报时轮系和运转轮系等。名称由来大本钟得名于它在1859年修建时的建造者本杰明爵士(BenjaminHall)，故名“大本”。Onecan’tputbacktheclock.时钟不能倒转。Onthegreatclockoftimethereisbutoneword,“Now.”在伟大的时钟上，只有一个词，就是“现在”parliamentparliamentn.议会，国会theHousesofParliament国会大厦theBritishParliament英国国会TheBritishParliamentconsistsoftheHouseofLordsandtheHouseoftheCommons.英国议会是由上议院和下议院构成的。erectv.建造，建立，成立ThemonumentwaserectedtoAbrahamLincoln.纪念碑是为亚伯拉罕林肯建造的。erectionn.建立Theerectionofthehospitalisabigmistake.accurateadj.准确的accuratetime准确的时间accuratelyadv.准确地，精确地observatoryn.天文台observevt.toseeornoticesb/sth看到,注意到，观察到Thepoliceobservedamanenterthebank.警察注意到一个男人走进了银行

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Heobservedthatitwasalovelyday.checkn/v.检查n.支票checkin登记Hehasjustcheckedinatthehotel.

他刚刚在旅馆办好住宿手续。

checkout检查出来towern.塔watertower水塔towerbridge塔桥Languagepoints:1、WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.when引导的时间状语从句。visitsw.visitShanghaioneof+名词复数（前面可以用序数词，最高级等修饰）oneofthemostfamoussingeryouwillsee是定语从句，作things的定语。省略了that，只能用that.BigBen和thefamousclock同位语whichcanbeheard定语从句canbeheard情态动词的被动语态allovertheworldontheB.B.C(BritishBroadcastingCorporation)2、IftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.

If引导的非真实条件句对现在事情的虚拟：IfIwereinyourposition,Iwouldactdifferently.Ifyousawhimnowyouwouldn’trecognizehim.if+从句（一般过去时），主句（woulddo）对过去事情的虚拟：if+从句（过去完成时），主句(wouldhavedone）IfIhadworkedharderatschool,Iwouldhavegotabetterjob.错综时间下的用法：过去条件+现实情况Ifhehadtakenthedoctor’sadvice,heshouldnotbeillnow.要是当初听了医生的话，他现在就不会生病了。

Ifthedoctorhadn’tcomeintime,thepatientwouldbedeadbynow.大夫及时到了，病人得救了。

“if”的省略条件句中的if在下列情况中可省略：If+主+had/were/shouldHad/were/should+主IfIwereinyourplace,Iwouldn’tdatehim.WereIinyourplace,Iwouldn’tdatehim.IfIhadknowntheplan,Iwouldhavegivenitmorecarefulthought.HadIknowntheplan,Iwouldhavegivenitmorecarefulthought.Wish句IwishthatIwereastallasYaoMing.IwishIhadtoldyouthetruththeotherday.asif/asthough“好像”句HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.3、BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.takeitsnamefrom以……命名TheHubbletelescopetakesitsnamefromHubble.SirBenjaminHallsir+人的全名表示……爵士。SirWalterScottwho引导的定语从句beresponsiblefor为……负责Sheismychild,andIamresponsibleforher.

她是我的孩子,我对她负责。themakingoftheclock=makingtheclockwhen引导的时间状语从句4、Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateaswell.notonly…but…aswell不但……而且be+of+n.用来表示人或物的特征。Weareofthesameage.Thisletterisofgreatimportance.extremelyaccurate极其精确（副词修饰形容词）

quitesure十分确信5、OntheB.B.C.youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.BigBenhasrarelygonewrong.Once,however,itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.strikev.敲钟，打，打击（struck,struck)connect…to…theclocktower钟塔rarelyadv.几乎不gowrong（withsth.)出错，出故障

failtodosth.没有做某事，未履行做某事，失败做某事givethecorrecttime给予正确的时间gowrong（机器等）发生故障/出毛病

Mywatch/theengineofthecarhasgonewrong.

Somethinghasgonewrongwithmycar.6、Apainterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehandsandsloweditdown!who引导的定语从句hadbeendoing过去完成进行时hangsth.onsth.apotofpaintoneofthehandsslow…down

Heslowedhiscardownwhiledrivinginheavytraffic.QuestionsWhat'sthenameofthefamouscolockinLondon?1.BigBenwasbuilt_____A.fortheB.B.C. B.afterafireC.InhonourofSirBenjaminHallD.longbefore18342.Accuracyismaintained______A.BymicrophonesintheclocktowerB.ByworkmenC.BecausetheclockisatGreenwichObservatoryD.ByofficialswhochecktheclockfrequentlyWhichradiostationcanitbeheardon?WhathappenedtotheHousesofParliamentin1843?Howbigistheclock?Specialdifficulties:officialn.官员，高级官员officialfromsw.来自……的官员havesth.done使……被……Ihavemyhaircut.Ihavethecarrepaired.twiceaday一天两次official,employee,shopassistant

official:官员，公务员，高级官员

employee:雇员，雇工（包括各个阶层）

shopassistant:零售店的“店员”

salesclerk(美)1.TheCustoms_____askedmeseveralquestions.2.Overathousandfactory______wentonstrike.3.Sheworksasa______inacl