新概念英語第二冊Lesson71課件

1、Lesson 71 A famous clock大本鐘簡介英國倫敦著名古鐘或稱大本鐘(Big Ben)，是倫敦的傳統(tǒng)地標。 大本鐘從1859年就為倫敦城報時，根據(jù)格林尼治時間每隔一小時敲響一次，至今將近一個半世紀，盡管這期間大本鐘曾兩度裂開而重鑄。現(xiàn)在大本鐘的鐘聲仍然清晰、動聽。自從1859年投入使用后，英國政府每隔五年就要對大本鐘實施維護，包括清洗鐘體、替換大本鐘的報時輪系和運轉(zhuǎn)輪系等。 名稱由來大本鐘得名于它在1859年修建時的建造者本杰明爵士(Benjamin Hall)，故名“大本”。單詞學習parliamenterect accurate official Greenwich obs

2、ervatorycheck microphone towern. 議會，國會v. 建起adj. 準確的官員，行政人員n. 格林尼治n. 天文臺v. 檢查n. 擴音器，麥克風n. 塔parliament 國會the Houses of Parliament(英國的) 國會大廈Member of Parliament國會議員Parliament meets regularly at New York.Several new laws have been passed during the present parliament。本屆國會erect v. 建造，樹立，建起Erect up 建立 建起此

3、建筑是在1900年到1901年間建造的。The building was erected in 1900-1901.這個紀念碑是為夏洛特女王建立的。mnjm()ntThe monument was erected to Queen Charlotte.accurate adj. 精確的，準確的accurate time 準確的時間警察強調(diào)說這就是殺人犯最為精確的描述了。Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer strst dskrp()nShe gave an accurate a

4、ccount of the accident.kant她對故事做了準確的描述。Is the station clock accurate？Official1）官方的公務,公事Official affairs fe事情事物Before he retired，Jeremy had been a government official.在他退休之前，杰米一直是位政府官員。對于總統(tǒng)的缺席，官方給出的原因是生病了。The official reason given for the Presidents absence was sickness.Check 檢查，核對 n.支票檢查你的簡歷上每處都是準確的

5、。kjrsCheck the accuracy of everything in your CV.我覺得是有年齡限制的，但是我需要查一下I think there is an age limit, but I have to check. 我要與執(zhí)勤管核對一下djut 職務I shall need to check with the duty officerobservatory n. 天文臺observe vt.看到,注意到，觀察到The police observed a man enter the bank. 警察注意到一個男人走進了銀行 tower n. 塔課文講解When you v

6、isit 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 respon

7、sible 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

8、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!When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Be

9、n, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.London was once famous for its fogs.倫敦曾以多霧而聞名Brighton is famous as a bathing place.布來頓以海水浴場馳名the B.B.C. =British Broadcasting Corporation brt brd,kst kpre()n英國廣播公司在電視上看到，在廣播里聽到都用on。I saw him on TV last night.If the Houses of Parl

10、iament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.虛擬語氣 過去的虛擬 If + had done 從would have donethe Houses of Parliament 國會大廈英國議會是由上議院（House of Lords） 和下議院（House of Commons）組成的burn down （使）燒成平地，燒毀上個月醫(yī)院被燒毀了。The hospital was burned down last month.Big Ben takes its name

11、 from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. take ones name from 以命名逸夫樓或逸夫圖書館是以邵逸夫命名的。Yifu Building or Yifu library takes the name from Shao Yifu.Sir用于英國人的全名（或名字）之前時表示“爵士”（不單獨用于姓之前）如Sir John Gilbert（約翰.吉爾伯特爵士）或Sir John（約翰

12、爵士），但不能稱為Sir Gilbert。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. be responsible for對需負責任/承擔責任的誰為事故負責？Who is responsible for the accident?約翰負責建造橋梁。John is responsible for the building of the bridge.-

13、ing形式前面無冠詞時可直接跟賓語：making the clock；-ing前有冠詞時則其后不能直接跟賓語，而必須用of：the making of the clock。It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.be of 表示人或物的特征我們一樣大。We are of the same age.這封信極其重要。This letter is of great importance.Immense 巨大的，廣大的仍然有大量工作需要做。There is still an immense amount of

14、work to be done. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. Have sth done 我想剪頭發(fā)。I want to have my hair cut.我需要修一下我的電腦I need to have my computer fixed. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.

15、 Strike v. 敲打，鐘打點鐘剛敲三點鐘The clock has just struck three.他用拳頭敲打桌子He struck his fist on the table.Be connected to 被連接到很多條管子被連接到熱壓罐上。Many pipes are connected to the autoclave.Connect sth with sth 相連，有關系外國人時常將日本與富士山聯(lián)想在一起People from other countries often connect Japan with Mt. Fuji.Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.go wrong （機器等）發(fā)生故障，出毛病我的手表出問題了。My watch has gone wrong.車的引擎發(fā)生了故障。The engine of the car has gone wrong.Fail to do sth 沒能做