新概念英语第二册精讲视频:逐句精讲新概念英语第二册:第71课一个的大钟

Lesson 71: A famous clock
　　新概念英语2课文内容：
　　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!
　　新概念英语2句子讲解：
　　1、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.
当你游览伦敦时，首先看到的东西之一就是“大本”钟，即那座全世界都可从英国广播 公司的广播中听到它的声音的大钟。
语言点 B.B.C：British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司
V.O.A：Voice Of America 美国之音
C.N.N：Cable News Network 有线新闻网络
C.R.I.：China Radio International 中国国际广播电台　　
　　2、If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
如果不是议会大厦在1834年被烧焚的话，人们永远不会建造这座大钟。
语言点 if引导的虚拟语气条件句；bum down意思是“烧毁”。　　
　　3、Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the dock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.
“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。
语言点1 take one’s name from sb.得名于某人
语言点2 sb. be responsible for sth.某人对某事负责
　　4、It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确从
语言点 not only...but,..as well 不仅• • •而且 　　
　　5、Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。
语言点 have the clock checked派人矫正，并非亲自去做。　　
　　6、On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
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。
语言点 be connected to...被连接到 　　
　　7、Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
“大本”钟很少出差错。
　　8、Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.
然而有一次，它却把时间报错了。　　
　　9、A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了“大本”钟的一根指针上，把钟并慢了!
　　语言点 slow sth. down使某物变慢
　　真题测试 测试语言点：关系代词who / whom / whose引导的定语从句
　　The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ( )up to half will be from overseas.(1998 年 6 月 CET4,第 70 题）
　　A. of whom B. for whom C. with which D. in which
　　答案：选A
　　分析：从所给选项可以判断，本题考查点是非限制性定语从句。原句可用两个简单句表达:The course normally attracts 20 students per year, and up to half of them will be from overseas.所以正确答案为A。
　　翻译：该课程一般每年要吸引20个学生，其中有一半学生将来自海外。

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