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6、A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down! who 引导的定语从句 had been doing 过去完成进行时 hang sth. on sth. a pot of paint one of the hands slow … down He slowed his car down while driving in heavy traffic. Questions 1.Big Ben was built _____ A.for the B.B.C. B.after a fire C.In honour of Sir Benjamin Hall D.long before 1834 2.Accuracy is maintained ______ A.By microphones in the clock tower B.By workmen C.Because the clock is at Greenwich Observatory D.By officials who check the clock frequently Which radio station can it be heard on ? What happened to the Houses of Parliament in 1843? How big is the clock ? official n. 官员，高级官员 official from sw. 来自……的官员 officials from Greenwich Observatory 来自于格林尼治天文台的官员们 have sth. done 使……被…… I have my hair cut . I have the car repaired . twice a day 一天两次 official,employee,shop assistant official:官员，公务员，高级官员 employee:雇员，雇工 （包括各个阶层） shop assistant:零售店的“店员” salesclerk (美) 1.The Customs _____ asked me several questions. 2.Over a thousand factory ______ went on strike. 3.She works as a ______in a clothing store. 4.The ______ who served me was very helpful. official employees shop assistant hang---hanged---hanged v.绞死，吊死，上吊 hang---hung---hung v.悬挂 I’m hanging this picture on the wall. I wonder why she hanged herself. 1.all over the world 2.the B.B.C. 3.the Houses of Parliament 4.burn down 5.take its name from 6.be responsible for 7.not only…but also/as well 8.Greenwich Observatory 9.twice a day 10.connect to 11.sth goes wrong 12.fail to do sth 13.a pot of paint 14.slow down be busy with/doing catch sight of charge at grow quiet be sure of by this time once more 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