新概念英语第二册Lesson-71（共22张PPT）.ppt

1、Lesson 71 A famous clock大本钟简介 英国伦敦著名古钟或称大本钟(Big Ben)，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(Benjamin Hall)，故名“大本”。单词学习parliamenterect accurate official Greenwich obs

2、ervatorycheck microphone towern.议会，国会v.建起adj.准确的官员，行政人员n.格林尼治n.天文台v.检查n.扩音器，麦克风n.塔parliament 国会the Houses of Parliament(英国的)国会大厦Member of Parliament国会议员Parliament meets regularly at New York.Several new laws have been passed during the present parliament。本届国会erect v.建造，树立，建起Erect up 建立 建起此建筑是在1900年到

3、1901年间建造的。The building was erected in 1900-1901.这个纪念碑是为夏洛特女王建立的。mnjm()ntThe monument was erected to Queen Charlotte.accurate adj.精确的，准确的accurate time 准确的时间警察强调说这就是杀人犯最为精确的描述了。Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer strst dskrp()nShe gave an accurate account of t

4、he accident.kant她对故事做了准确的描述。Is the station clock accurate？Official1）官方的公务,公事Official affairs fe事情事物Before he retired，Jeremy had been a government official.在他退休之前，杰米一直是位政府官员。对于总统的缺席，官方给出的原因是生病了。The official reason given for the Presidents absence was sickness.Check 检查，核对n.支票检查你的简历上每处都是准确的。kjrsCheck t

5、he accuracy of everything in your CV.我觉得是有年龄限制的，但是我需要查一下I think there is an age limit,but I have to check.我要与执勤管核对一下djut 职务I shall need to check with the duty officerobservatory n.天文台observe vt.看到,注意到，观察到The police observed a man enter the bank.警察注意到一个男人走进了银行tower n.塔课文讲解 When you visit London,one o

6、f 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.If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,the great clock would never have been erected.Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making o

7、f the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.It is not only of immense size,but is extremely accurate as well.Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.On the B.B.C.you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected t

8、o the clock tower.Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.Once,however,it failed to give the correct time.A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!When you visit London,one of the first things you will see is Big Ben,the famous clock which can be h

9、eard all over the world on the B.B.C.London was once famous for its fogs.伦敦曾以多雾而闻名Brighton is famous as a bathing place.布来顿以海水浴场驰名the B.B.C.=British Broadcasting Corporation brt brd,kst kpre()n英国广播公司在电视上看到，在广播里听到都用on。I saw him on TV last night.If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in

10、1834,the great clock would never have been erected.虚拟语气 过去的虚拟 If+had done 从would have donethe 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）组成的burn down （使）烧成平地，烧毁上个月医院被烧毁了。The hospital was burned down last month.Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was respons

11、ible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.take ones name from 以命名逸夫楼或逸夫图书馆是以邵逸夫命名的。Yifu Building or Yifu library takes the name from Shao Yifu.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。Big Ben takes its n

12、ame from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.be responsible for对需负责任/承担责任的谁为事故负责？Who is responsible for the accident?约翰负责建造桥梁。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

13、冠词时则其后不能直接跟宾语，而必须用of：the making of the clock。It is not only of immense size,but is extremely accurate as well.be of 表示人或物的特征我们一样大。We are of the same age.这封信极其重要。This letter is of great importance.Immense 巨大的，广大的仍然有大量工作需要做。There is still an immense amount of work to be done.Officials from Greenwich O

14、bservatory have the clock checked twice a day.Have sth done 我想剪头发。I want to have my hair cut.我需要修一下我的电脑I need to have my computer fixed.On the B.B.C.you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.Strike v.敲打，钟打点钟刚敲三点钟The clock has just struck

15、 three.他用拳头敲打桌子He struck his fist on the table.Be connected to 被连接到很多条管子被连接到热压罐上。Many pipes are connected to the autoclave.Connect sth with sth 相连，有关系外国人时常将日本与富士山联想在一起People from other countries often connect Japan with Mt.Fuji.Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.Once,however,it failed to give the correct

16、 time.go wrong （机器等）发生故障，出毛病我的手表出问题了。My watch has gone wrong.车的引擎发生了故障。The engine of the car has gone wrong.Fail to do sth 没能做成某事他常常未能遵守诺言He often fails to keep his word.A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!现在完成进行时slow down （使）慢下来/减速当交通很拥堵的时候，他把车速减慢下来。He slowed his car down while driving in heavy traffic.