Lesson 71 A famous clock
Has Big Ben ever gone wrong?
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!
ˈlɛsn 71 ə ˈfeɪməs klɒk
hæz bɪg bɛn ˈɛvə gɒn rɒŋ?
wɛn juː ˈvɪzɪt ˈlʌndən, wʌn ɒv ðə fɜːst θɪŋz juː wɪl siː ɪz bɪg bɛn, ðə ˈfeɪməs klɒk wɪʧ kæn biː hɜːd ɔːl ˈəʊvə ðə wɜːld ɒn ðəbiː.biː.siː. ɪf ðə ˈhaʊzɪz ɒv ˈpɑːləmənt hæd nɒt biːn bɜːnd daʊn ɪn 1834, ðə greɪt klɒk wʊd ˈnɛvə hæv biːn ɪˈrɛktɪd. bɪg bɛn teɪks ɪtsneɪm frɒm sɜː ˈbɛnʤəmɪn hɔːl huː wɒz rɪsˈpɒnsəbl fɔː ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɒv ðə klɒk wɛn ðə njuː ˈhaʊzɪz ɒv ˈpɑːləmənt wɜː ˈbiːɪŋ bɪlt. ɪt ɪznɒt ˈəʊnli ɒv ɪˈmɛns saɪz, bʌt ɪz ɪksˈtriːmli ˈækjʊrɪt æz wɛl. əˈfɪʃəlz frɒm ˈgrɪnɪʤ əbˈzɜːvətri hæv ðə klɒk ʧɛkt twaɪs ə deɪ. ɒn ðəbiː.biː.siː. juː kæn hɪə ðə klɒk wɛn ɪt ɪz ˈækʧʊəli ˈstraɪkɪŋ bɪˈkɒz ˈmaɪkrəfəʊnz ɑː kəˈnɛktɪd tuː ðə klɒk ˈtaʊə. bɪg bɛn hæz ˈreəli gɒnrɒŋ. wʌns, haʊˈɛvə, ɪt feɪld tuː gɪv ðə kəˈrɛkt taɪm. ə ˈpeɪntə huː hæd biːn ˈwɜːkɪŋ ɒn ðə ˈtaʊə hʌŋ ə pɒt ɒv peɪnt ɒn wʌn ɒv ðəhændz ænd sləʊd ɪt daʊn!
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
Parliament n. 英 /'pɑːləm(ə)nt/ 议会，国会
erect 英 /ɪ'rekt/ vt. 使竖立；建造；安装 adj. 竖立的；笔直的；因性刺激而勃起的 vi. 直立；勃起
responsible 英 /rɪ'spɒnsɪb(ə)l/ adj. 负责的，可靠的；有责任的
immense 英 /ɪ'mens/ adj. 巨大的，广大的；无边无际的；非常好的
accurate 英 /ˈækjərət/ adj. 精确的
paint 英 /peɪnt/ vt. 油漆；绘画；装饰；涂色于；描绘；（用语言，文字等）描写；擦脂粉等 vi. 油漆；描绘；绘画；化妆 n. 油漆；颜料，涂料；绘画作品；胭脂等化妆品；色彩，装饰
Greenwich Observatory 格林尼治天文台 英 /əb'zɜːvət(ə)rɪ/
tower 英 /'taʊə/ n. 塔；高楼；堡垒 vi. 高耸；超越
练习情感：
以前认识的字，现在不记得了，会怀疑读音。
录音的时间比预想的长。
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