新概念第二册l71-l80.docx

第 第 PAGE # 页 共 31 页 第 第 PAGE # 页 共 31 页 第 第 PAGE # 页共31 页 Lesson 71 A famous clock 【课文讲解】 1、the B.B.C. =British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司 2、If the Housesof 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 eg.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 Gilber（t 约翰.吉尔伯特爵士）或 Sir Joh（n 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. -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 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 slowed it down! slow down （使??…）慢下来/减速（可分开使用） He slowed his car down while driving in heavy traffic. 【 Special Difficulties】 Official, Employee and Shop assistant 1.official n. 官员，公务员，高级官员 Bank officials get high salaries. Before he retired, Jeremy had been a government/city official. 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（美语中用 salesclerk） The shop assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Hang/Hung and Hang/Hanged hang（hung，hung） vt. 悬挂 I m hanging thiisctpure on the wall. hang（hanged，hanged） vt. 绞死，吊死，上吊 As he has murdered three men, he ought to be hanged. I wonder why she hanged herself. Lesson 72 A car called bluebird ★ burst v. 爆裂 ① vi. 爆炸，爆裂 A tyre burst during the second run. The balloo