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When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben.
当你游览伦敦时，最先见到的事物之一就是大本钟。
one of the first things... 是介绍地标的常见开头。
If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
如果1834年国会大厦没有被烧毁，这座大钟就永远不会被建起来。
这是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。
Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall.
大本钟得名于本杰明·霍尔爵士。
take its name from... 是固定说法。
It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
它不仅体积巨大，而且走时极其准确。
not only...but...as well 并列写出两个特点。
Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
格林尼治天文台的官员每天两次派人检查这座钟。
have the clock checked 是 have sth. done 结构。
On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking.
在英国广播公司的节目里，你可以听到它报时的声音。
actually striking 指钟真的在敲响时。
Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
大本钟极少出错。
rarely gone wrong 为后文那唯一一次失误作铺垫。
Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.
不过有一次，它没有报出正确时间。
failed to give the correct time 是全文小转折。
A painter hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down.
一位油漆工把一桶油漆挂在其中一根指针上，把它拖慢了。
结尾原因非常生活化，也因此格外好笑。

单元概要

本课介绍伦敦著名的大本钟，重点不只在“它很有名”，还在于它为何建起、为何准确，以及它那次难得出错背后的滑稽原因。

精读导图
1. 先介绍 Big Ben 的历史来历。
2. 再写它巨大而准确的特点。
3. 最后用一位油漆工导致误差的细节收尾。

精读关注
- take its name from
- have sth. done / 虚拟语气

单词表

单词音标释义精讲
parliament/ˈpɑːləmənt/议会；国会
  • Houses of Parliament 是大本钟所在建筑背景
erect/ɪˈrekt/建起
  • would never have been erected 是正式说明文用语
accurate/ˈækjərət/准确的
  • extremely accurate 是大本钟最重要的品质之一
official/əˈfɪʃl/官员
  • Officials from Greenwich Observatory 说明有专门机构维护它
observatory/əbˈzɜːvətəri/天文台
  • Greenwich Observatory 让“准确报时”更有权威性
microphone/ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn/麦克风
  • microphones connected to the tower 解释了为什么全世界都能听到它
strike/straɪk/敲钟报时
  • when it is actually striking 不是打击，而是钟声敲响
tower/ˈtaʊə(r)/塔
  • clock tower 是钟声传播的物理位置

短语

短语意思
take its name from得名于
be of immense size体积巨大
have ... checked让人检查……
go wrong出毛病
give the correct time报出正确时间

语法点

与过去事实相反的虚拟语气

If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down..., the clock would never have been erected. 用来说明大本钟诞生的历史前提。

相似句：
  • If the bridge had not collapsed, traffic would have continued.
  • If he had not helped us, we would have failed.

have sth. done

have the clock checked twice a day 表示“安排别人去检查”。

相似句：
  • She has her car serviced every month.
  • We had the roof repaired last year.

not only ... but ... as well

用来并列介绍大本钟“又大又准”的双重特点。

相似句：
  • He is not only clever, but hard-working as well.
  • The room was not only small, but dark as well.

读写提示

  • 介绍地标时可按“来历 - 特点 - 轶事”来写。
  • 这课最后一段的生活化原因很重要，能让说明文不呆板。
  • 准确理解 strike 在钟表语境里的意思很关键。
  • 概括时不要只写 famous，要写出准确和那次出错。

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