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When you visit London,
当你游览伦敦时
one of the first things you will see is Big Ben,
首先看到的东西之一就是大本钟
the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.
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
If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,
如果不是国会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话
the great clock would never have been erected.
这座大钟永远也不会建造
Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall
大本钟得名于本杰明·霍尔爵士
who was responsible for the making of the clock
因为当建造新的国会大厦时
when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.
他负责建造大钟
It is not only of immense size,
此钟不仅外型巨大
but is extremely accurate as well.
而且走时也非常准确
Officials from Greenwich Observatory
格林尼治天文台的官员们
have the clock checked twice a day.
每天两次派人矫正此钟
On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking
当大钟打点的时候 你可以从英国广播公司的广播中听到
because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
因为钟塔上接了麦克风
Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
大本钟很少出差错
Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.
然而有一次 它却把时间报错了
A painter who had been working on the tower
在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工
hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上 把钟弄慢了
