新概念英语第二册Lesson 71 A famous clock课堂笔记

新概念英语第二册Lesson 71 课堂笔记 Part 1: Text 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 hot 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 ! Part 2: New words and expressions 1 parliament ['pɑ:l m nt] n.议会，国会 2 erect [i'rekt] v.建起 3 accurate [' kjur t] a.准确的 4 official [ 'fi l] n.官员，行政人员 5 Greenwich ['grinid ] n.格林威治 6 observatory [ b'z :v t ri] n.天文台 7 check [t ek] v.检查 8 microphone['maikr f un] n.扩音器，麦克风 9 tower ['tau ] n.塔 ★parliament 国会 the Houses of Parliament (英国的) 国会大厦 Member of Parliament 国会议员 Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law. 现在国会通过政策，但是政策还没有变成法律。 ★Erect v. 建造，树立，建起put up/set up 此建筑是在1900年到1901年间建造的。 The building was erected in 1900-1901. 示威者在去往国会大楼的路上竖起了路障。 Demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building. 我们都不知不觉的在彼此之间竖起了隔阂 We all unconsciously erect barriers between each other. ★accurate adj. 精确的，准确的 精确的尺寸 an accurate dimension 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 What many people mean by the word `power' could be more accurately described as `control'. 人们所说的“力量”这个词，可以更为准确的被描述为“控制”。 ★Official 1）官方的 Official affairs 公务,公事 Official funds 公款 Official documents 官方文件 The official reason given for the President's absence was sickness. 对于总统的缺席，官方给出的原因是生病了。 2）官员 A senior UN official hopes to visit Baghdad this month. 联合国的一个高级官员希望这个月去访问巴格达 ★Check 检查，核对 Check the accuracy of everything in your CV 检查你的简历上每处都是准确的。 I think there is an age limit, but I have to check. 我觉得是有年龄限制的，但是我需要查一下 I shall need to check with the duty officer. 我要与执勤管核对一下 Part 3: Notes on the text ★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. 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 英国广播公司 在电视上看到 ... ...