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# 一个著名的大钟

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 第1段

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!

中文理解：当你游览伦敦时，首先看到的东西之一就是“大本”钟，即那座全世界都可以从英国广播公司的广播中听到它的声音的著名大钟。如果不是国会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。 “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。此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确。格林尼治天文台的人员每天两次派人为此钟对时。当大钟真的敲钟报时的时候，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。 “大本”钟很少出差错。 然而有一次，它却把时间报错了。在钟塔上工作的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把钟弄慢了！

* **not only**：不仅 / 两者都不 / 是否；找齐成对结构的两端；不是看见 not only 就一律倒装。

* **failed to**：未能做到；可以客观交代未完成的事，不必总理解为能力不足。

#### 1. When you visit London, one (that) you will see is Big Ben which can be heard…

复合句，主句是主系表结构，中间有一个定语从句修饰things；句首是when 引导的时间状语从句，主谓宾结构；最后是which 引导的定语从句，主谓结构.

\[关键句型] 本课为复习课，本句第一个定语从句you will see. 复习第60课，表示将要发生的事情.

\[语法符号讲解] 本句BBC 采用了每一个字母均加“.”的写法，写成了B.B.C.，该词又正好在句末，这样句号和简写的点重合，为了表示on the BBC 仅仅是状语而非 从句，我们在该状语的右括号“]”的前面额外补回了点号，把句号放在了外面.

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

复合句，主句主谓结构，if 引导的条件状语从句也是主谓结构.

\[关键句型] 复习第64课，虚拟语气的表达，本句为与过去情况相反的假设.

#### 3. Big Ben takes its name… who was responsible when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，后面是who 引导的定语从句，该从句为主系表结构，在定语从句中还含有一个when 引导的时间状语从句，该从句为主谓结构.

\[关键句型] 复习第69课，被动语态，were being built 被建造.

#### 4. It is of immense size, but is accurate.

并列句，but 连接前后两句，均为主系表结构.

#### 5. Officials have the clock checked.

简单句，主谓宾 + 宾补结构.

\[关键句型] 复习第66课，have 的用法.

#### 6. you can hear the clock when it is striking because…

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，后面是when 引导的时间状语从句，该从句为主谓结构，最后面是because 引导的原因状语从句，microphones are connected 是被动结构，to the clock tower 是介词短语，不是直接宾语。

#### 7. Big Ben has gone wrong.

简单句，主系表结构.

#### 8. it failed to give the correct time.

简单句，主谓宾结构，动词不定式短语作宾语.

#### 9. A painter who had been working… hung a pot of paint and slowed it down!

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，有两个并列的谓语hung 和slow down；中间有who 引导的定语从句修饰主语，主谓结构.

\[关键句型] 本句的定语从句复习第62课过去完成进行时，had been doing 形式.

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