新概念第二册71课 - 副本.doc

2015.8.19 Lesson 71 A famous clock 一个著名的大钟 一、课文原句 1、 二、单词讲解 1、parliament n. 议会，国会 2、erect v. 建起 3、accurate adj. 准确的 4、official n. 官员，行政人员 5、Greenwich n. 格林尼治 6、observatory n. 天文台 7、check v. 检查 8、microphone n. 扩音器，麦克风 9、tower n. 塔 三、课文讲解 1、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. 1）the B.B.C. =British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司 2）V.O.A.=Voice of America 美国之声 2、If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. 1）这句话用的是虚拟语气，即第3类条件句，表示与过去的事实相反的一种假设。 2）the Houses of Parliament,国会大厦。 由于英国议会是由上议院（House of Lords）和下议院（House of Commons）组成，所以Houses为复数形式。? 3）burn down为固定短语，在这里表示“（使）烧成平地”、“烧毁”：? eg:The hospital was burned down last month.?那家医院上个月被烧毁了。 3、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. 1)take one’s name from 以……命名 2)Sir 用于英国人的全名（或名字）之前时表示“爵士” （不单独用于姓之前） ，如 Sir John Gilbert（约翰.吉尔伯特爵士）或 Sir John（约翰爵士） ，但不能称为Sir Gilbert。 3)be responsible for 对……需负责任/承担责任的 eg:Who is responsible for the accident? 谁应对这起事故负责？ eg:John is responsible for the building of the bridge. 约翰负责修建这座桥。 4)-ing形式前面无冠词时可+宾语：making the clock； -ing前有冠词时则+介词of+宾语，而必须用of：the making of the clock。 4、It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. 1）be of… 表示人或物的特征 eg:We are of the same age/size. eg:This letter is of great importance. 5、Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. 1)go wrong （机器等）发生故障，出毛病 eg:My watch had gone wrong. 6、A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down! 1)slow down （使……）慢下来/减速（可分开使用） break down 抛描 2）official n. 官员，公务员，高级官员 eg;Bank officials get high salaries. employee n. 雇员，雇工（包括各个层次的） Later he became a government employee. shop assistant零售店的店员（