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1.bebusywith/doing2.catchsightof3.chargeat4.growquiet5.besureof6.bythistime7.oncemore•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•tomakearemark说话；评论•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v.检查Checkupallthewindowsbeforeyouleavetheoffice.n.检查Youshouldhaveahealthcheckeveryyear.Haveyoupassedthesecuritycheck?n.支票Couldyouhandmethecheckbookplease?towern.塔•watertower水塔•towerbridge塔桥1、WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.•when引导的时间状语从句。•visitsw.visitShanghai•oneof+名词复数（前面可以用序数词，最高级等修饰）oneofthemostfamoussinger•youwillsee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•allovertheworld•ontheB.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。•SirWalterScott•who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=makingtheclock•when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!QuestionsWhat'sthenameofthefamouscolockinLondon?1.BigBenwasbuilt_____A.fortheB.B.C.B.afterafireC.InhonourofSirBenjaminHallD.longbefore18342.Accuracyismaintained______A.BymicrophonesintheclocktowerB.ByworkmenC.BecausetheclockisatGreenwichObservatoryD.Byofficialswhochecktheclockfrequently•Whichradiostationcanitbeheardon?•WhathappenedtotheHousesofParliamentin1843?•Howbigistheclock?•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,shopassistantofficial: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______inaclothingstore.4.The______whoservedmewasveryhelpful.officialemployeesshopassistanthang---hanged---hangedv.绞死，吊死，上吊hang---hung---hungv.悬挂I’mhangingthispictureonthewall.Iwonderwhyshehangedherself.1.allovertheworld2.theB.B.C.3.theHousesofParliament4.burndown5.takeitsnamefrom6.beresponsiblefor7.notonly…butalso/aswell8.GreenwichObservatory9.twiceaday10.connectto11.sthgoeswrong12.failtodosth13.apotofpaint14.slowdown