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Buckingham 10 Downing Street Westminister Church the Houses of Parliament Lesson 71 Lesson 71 A famous clock 【New words and expressions】（9） parliament n. 议会，国会 erect v. 建起 accurate adj. 准确的 official n. 官员，行政人员 Greenwich n. 格林尼治 observatory n. 天文台 check v. 检查 microphone n. 扩音器，麦克风 tower n. 塔 parliament n. 议会，国会 the Houses of Parliament （英国议会是由上议院（House of Lords）和下议院（House of Commons）组成） Questions 1.Why is the clock world-famous？ 2.How did it take its name? 3.When was the Houses of Parliament burned down ? 4.What would have happened, if the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834? 【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. the B.B.C. =British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司 2、If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. the Houses of Parliament 国会大厦（英国议会是由上议院（House of Lords）和下议院（House of Commons）组成） burn down （使）烧成平地，烧毁 The hospital was burned down last month. 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. take one’s name from 以……命名 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。 be responsible for 对……需负责任/承担责任的 Who is responsible for the accident? John is responsible for the building of the bridge. -ing形式前面无冠词时可直接跟宾语：making the clock；-ing前有冠词时则其后不能直接跟宾语，而必须用of：the making of the clock。 4、It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. be of… 表示人或物的特征 We are of the same age/size. This letter is of great importance. 5、Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. go wrong （机器等）发生故障，出毛病 My watch/the engine of the car has gone wrong. Something has gone wrong with my car. 6、A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and s