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BritishMuseumAfamousclockThesedays,thenameBigBenisfrequentlyusedtodescribethetower,oneofthecapital’smostphotographedsites,butthenicknamewasfirstgiventothebellalone.TheoriginofthenameisthoughttocomefromSirBenjaminHall,thefirstCommissionerofWorksandPublicBuildings,whosenameisinscribedonthebell.如今，大本钟这个名字常用来指整个钟楼，这里也是伦敦曝光率最高的景点之一，其实，最初这个昵称只是给钟本身起的名字。据称，大本钟这个名字是由英国前任劳工和建筑首席专员本杰明·霍尔爵士起的，他的名字就刻在大本钟上。The96-metrehightowerwhichhousestheclockwasbuiltaspartoftherebuildingoftheHouseofParliamentbyarchitectsCharlesBarryandAugustusPutinfollowingamajorfirein1843.在1843年的一场大火之后，作为重建英国国会大厦的一部分，建筑师查理斯·巴雷和奥古斯塔斯·帕金共同设计了这座96米高的钟楼，而大本钟就在钟楼之上。parliament国会theHousesofParliament(英国的)国会大厦MemberofParliament国会议员Parliamenttodayapprovedthepolicy.现在国会通过政策。erectv.建造，树立，建起此建筑是在1900年到1901年间建造的。Thebuildingwaserectedin1900-1901.我们都不知不觉的在彼此之间竖起了隔阂。Weallunconsciouslyerectbarriersbetweeneachother.•accurateadj.精确的，准确的精确的尺寸anaccurateruler世界上没有一个时钟可以一直精准地报时。Thereisnoclockintheworldwhichcantellthetimeaccuratelyallthetime.•Official•1）官方的•公务,公事•Officialaffairs•公款•Officialfunds•官方文件•Officialdocuments•对于总统的缺席，官方给出的原因是生病了。•TheofficialreasongivenforthePresident'sabsencewassickness.•2）官员•习主席近期出访韩国，随行官员共计20名。•PresidentXivisitedSouthKoreawith20officials.•Check检查，核对•检查你的简历上每处都是准确的。•Checktheaccuracyofeverythinginyourresume.•Youmustcheckyouranswersbeforehandinginyourpaper.observatoryn.天文台towern.塔microphonen.扩音器，麦克风microwaveovenmicroblogmicrofilmmicroscopemacro?thegroupofpeoplewhomakeorchangeitslaws,anddecidewhatpoliciesthecountryshouldfollow.apersonwhoholdsapositionofauthorityinanorganization.conformingexactlyoralmostexactlytofactortoastandardorperformingwithtotalaccuracyexaminesoastodetermineaccuracy,quality,orconditionabuildingwithalargetelescopefromwhichscientistsstudythingssuchastheplanetsbywatchingthem.parliamentofficialaccuratecheckobservatoryWhyisBigBenveryaccuratedespiteitsimmensesize?HasBigBenevergonewrong?Whathappened?LANGUAGEPOINTSWhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.1.famous=well-knownbefamousfor/as/among2.ontheB.B.C.广播、电视用on，报纸用inLondonwasoncefamousforitsfogs.伦敦曾以多雾而闻名Brightonisfamousasabathingplace.布来顿以海水浴场驰名theB.B.C.=BritishBroadcastingCorporation英国广播公司昨天晚上我看到他上电视了。IsawhimonTVlastnight.OneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.LANGUAGEPOINTS•IftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.虚拟语气3剑客：1.与现在事实相反：if从句用一般过去时，主句用would+V，2.与过去事实相反：if从句用过去完成时；主句用would/could/might+V完成式3.与将来事实相反：if从句用wereto/should+V,主句用would+v,。LANGUAGEPOINTS•BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.1.takeone’snamefrom以……命名逸夫楼或逸夫图书馆是以邵逸夫命名的。YifuBuildingorYifulibrarytakesthenamefromShaoYifu.2.Beresponsiblefor对……负责每个学生都需对自己的成绩负责。Everystudentshouldberesponsibleforthegrades.LANGUAGEPOINTS•Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateaswell.beof…表示人或物的特征(相当于adj.)我们一样大。Weareofthesameage.这封信极其重要。Thisletterisofgreatimportance.LANGUAGEPOINTS•OfficialsfromGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.sb.dosth.donesth.todosb.doinghave让某人一直做……让某人做……让某事被做有……要做LANGUAGEPOINTSOntheB.B.C.youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.beconnectedto被连接到……connectsthwithsth相连，有关系外国人时常将日本与富士山联想在一起PeoplefromothercountriesoftenconnectJapanwithMt.Fuji.LANGUAGEPOINTS•BigBenhasrarelygonewrong.Once,however,itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.车的引擎发生了故障。Theengineofthecarhasgonewrong.他常常未能遵守诺言Heoftenfailstokeephisword.LANGUAGEPOINTS•Apainterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehandsandsloweditdown!hang-hung-hunghang-hanged-hangedThinkback:whathavewelearnt?Anunforgettableexperience伦敦眼”是伦敦最吸引游人的观光点，坐落在伦敦泰晤士河畔，是伦敦的地标。“伦敦眼”实在是个疯狂的城市创举。一个摩天大转盘，高达450英尺（135米），共有32个乘坐舱，全部设有空调并不能打开窗。每个乘坐舱可载客约16名，回转速度约为每秒0.26米，即一圈需时30分钟。高135米（443英尺）的“伦敦眼”是为了庆祝公元2000年而兴建的，原定获准运作5年，由于总投资额为1.2亿美元的英国“伦敦眼”摩天轮2000年建成开放的第一年，就吸引世界游客300万人次左右，伦敦旅游市场经济效益增加了10%，同时还带动伦敦旅游就业约1万人，截至2002年7月，伦敦眼已累积总乘坐人次达850万。当地市议会于是决定长期保留伦敦眼。locationbasicinformationbenefit