Lesson 7 A famous clock

一個著名的大鐘

一、詞匯部分
1.parliament/ˈpɑːr.lə.mənt/ n. 議會，國會
2.erect/ɪˈrekt/ v. 建起
詞匯助記：e + rect直，正
同根詞匯：correct/direct

3.accurate/ˈæk.jɚ.ət/ adj. 準確的
4.official/əˈfɪʃ.əl/ n. 官員，行政人員
5.Greenwich /ˌɡren.ɪtʃ/n. 格林尼治
6./əbˈzɝː.və.tɔːr.i/ n. 天文臺
同根詞匯：serv- 看；

7.check/tʃek/ v. 檢查
擴展：check-in

8.microphone/ˈmaɪ.krə.foʊn/ n. 擴音器，麥克風
詞根分解：micro-小＋phon聲音

9.tower/ˈtaʊ.ɚ/ n. 塔

文章講解

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!


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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.

1)知識點:
when you do something, you will do something 當你做某件事的時候，你就
會….

例句：When you read and do exercises, you will find the world brighter than you thought.
例句：When you make up your mind to make a change, you will find it’s actually not that hard.


I’ll be visiting LA next week.我下周要去LA.

句型造句：
1)When you visit my hometown, one of the first things you’ll notice is our dialect. It’s very different from Putonghua.

2)When you start your own business, one of the first difficulties you will encounter is finding the right person.

語法點：同位語＋定語從句
When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clockwhich can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.

2.If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.

知識點:

虛擬語氣（定義、分類、結構）

對過去的虛擬：If + 過去完成式，would/could/should/might have done.

翻譯：如果20年前在北京買幾套房子，我現在就是億萬富翁了。
表達：If I had bought a few houses/apartments in Beijing 20 years ago, I would have been a billionaire now.

翻譯：如果皮特和他的初戀沒有分手，他們現在的小孩差不多要5歲了。
表達：If Peter hadn’t broken up with his first love, their child would have been 5 years now, give or take.

真實條件句（和虛擬語氣區別，結構）
結構：主將從現。
例句：If I work hard enough, I will be where I want to be.
例句：If I don’t find a part-time job, I won’t have enough money to pay my rent.

被動語態和是時態結合。

請造句——結合自己真實情況。你有什么后悔的，可以現在自己表達出來。

3.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.

結構分析：
主句＋定語從句＋狀語從句。

主句：Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall.
定語：Who was responsible for the making of the clock.
狀語：When the new houses of Parliament were being built.

4.It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.

知識點:
并列結構：not only….but….as well. 不僅，而且
It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well

備注： of + 名詞＝形容詞（of immense size = extremely accurate）
例句：Time is important. = Time is of great importance.


介詞短語做后置定語
結構：名詞＋介詞短語，相當于形容詞修飾前面名詞。
原句：Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.

搭配： have something done 使某事被做
twice a day 一天兩次（頻率表達法）

5.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!

知識點:
fail to do something 做某事失敗
定語從句：人＋who
完成進行時：最近一直做某事
例句：I have been learning English. And it’s fun.