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Lesson 71  A famous clock 一个著名的大钟 clock Up in Annie’s room behind the clock{英国听力习语}鬼才知道呢 dialogue： A：where do you suppose my car keys are?你知道我的车钥匙在哪里么？ B：probably up in Annie’s room behind the clock. 鬼才知道呢。 ? 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! 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. BBC: British Broadcasting Corparation If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Burn down Burn away Burn off Burn out Burn up (heat up)burn the midnight oil (fuel ,petrol , diesel) 烧尽，烧毁，烧空空的，烧光，烧的炽烈，开夜车 Burn one’s bridge破釜沉舟 parliament? n. 议会，国会 Congress 代表大会，国会，议会 Senate参议院senator 参议员 The House of Representatives众议院 Assembly 立法机构，议会，集会（rally） Assemble 聚集，集合，装配 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. was responsible for： 对…….负责 天下兴亡，匹夫有责。----顾炎武 Every ordinary person is responsible for the prosperity of the country. takes its name from 以….命名 这湖是以她女儿的名字命名的。 Commercial speeches:商业致辞 In the name