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新概念英语第二册第71课课文以及笔记（一）

(2006-09-12 12:44:09)

分类：新概念英语

Lesson 71 A Famous Clock

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. 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 of 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 to 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!

当你游览伦敦时，首先看到的东西之一就是“大本”钟，即那座从英国广播公司的广播中全世界都可以听到它的声音的著名大钟。如果不是国会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。“大本”钟得名于本杰明.霍尔爵士，因为当建造新的国会大厦时，他负责建造大钟。
此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确。格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。当大钟打点的时候，你可以从英国广播公司的广播中听到，因为钟塔上接了麦克风。“大本”钟很多出差错。然而有一次，它却把时间报错。在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把钟弄慢了！

第71课笔记

单词：
1）parliament n. 议会，国会
the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the sovereign(英国国会包括下议院，上议院和英王）
a Member of Parliment国会议员

2) burn down 使（烧成平地），烧毁
The hospital was burned down last month.那家医院上个月被烧毁了。
burn烧坏，烧伤，烧焦，烫伤,晒伤
The soup is very hot. Don't burn your mouth.汤很热，别烫伤了你的嘴。
Sorry,I've burnt the sausage.对不起，我把香肠给烤焦了。
Burn for sth.（通常用于进行时态。表示极欲做某事）
He is burning for avenging the death of his father.他心急如焚要报杀父之仇。
burn one's boats/bridges断某人后路，破釜沉舟
burn the midnight oil开夜车
burn oneself out筋疲力尽或损害了自己的健康（指劳累过度）
If he doesn't stop working so hard,he'll burn himself out.他继续这样拼命工作，就会累垮的。

3）erect v. 建起，建立
erect a monument建立纪念碑
竖起，搭起
erect a tent搭起帐篷
adj.竖立的，垂直的，直立的
stand erect直立
Hold your head erect.
把头挺直。

4）Sir用于英国人的全名（或者名字）之前时表示爵士（不单独用于姓之前）如Sir John Gilbert 或Sir John，但不能称Sir Gilbert

5）responsible for （sb. or doing sth.)对。。。。。。需要负责/承担责任
Who is responsible for the accident?
谁对这起事故负责
I am wholly/partly responsible for the confusion.
我对此混乱情况负有全部（部分）责任。
adj.有责任心的，可靠的，可信赖的
She is a responsible teacher
She is very responsible for these six-year-old children.对六岁的孩子们来说，她是很值得信赖的
责任重大的
a highly responsible position责任重大的职位
n. responsibility

-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

6）immense巨大的
巨大的困难/问题：immense difficulties/problems

7）It is not only of immense size 此钟不仅外型巨大
be of+adj+n....表示人或物的特征
We are of the same age/size.我们年龄/个头相同
This letter is of great importance.这封信至关重要。

8）accurate adj. 准确的，正确无误的
an accurate clock, map准确的钟，地图
His description was accurate.他的叙述很准确。
精确的
take accurate aim瞄得准
Journalists are not always accurate in what they write新闻工作者的报道并非一贯准确。
accurately adv.
accuracy n.

9）official n. 官员，行政人员（政府官员）
adj.官方的，正式的，
an official announcement官方公告
an official website官方网站

10）Greenwich n. 格林尼治/格林威治
Greenwich Mean Time世界时（也叫格林尼治/格林威治时间）缩写GMT

11）observatory n. 天文台，气象台

12）check v. 检查（以确保某事物正确，安全，满意或处于良好状态）
check the tyres
He must check his work more carefully because it's full of mistakes.他检查工作时要再仔细一些，因为到处是错。
check in/check out入房登记，退房办理
check in one's luggage托运行李
check (up) on sb.调查某人的行为，背景等
The police are checking up on him.警方正在调查他
checklist清单 check-point 检查点
n. hold/keep sth in check 抑制，约束，制止
keep my temper in check控制我自己不发脾气

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