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Afamousclock

一個著名大鐘第1頁BigBenisthenicknameforthegreatbelloftheclockatthenorthendofthePalaceofWestminsterinLondon.Itisthelargestfour-facedchimingclock(鐘聲時鐘)andthethird-tallestfree-standingclocktower(自由獨立鐘樓)intheworld。Itcelebratedits150thanniversaryinMay.TheclockwasfinishedbeingbuiltonApril10,1858.Theclocktowerhasbecomeoneofthemostprominent(著名)symbolsofbothLondonandEngland,oftenintheestablishingshot(遠(yuǎn)景,定場鏡頭)offilmssetinthecity.第2頁GreenwichObervatory格林威治皇家天文臺第3頁RoyalGreenwichObservatory

theBritishnationalobservatory(=aplacewherescientistsstudythestars),whichwasestablishedinthe17thcentury,inGreenwich,SouthLondon,althoughitwasmovedawayfromthereafterWorldWarIIanditisnowinCambridge.The0meridian[m?'ridi?n](=animaginarylinethatdividestheeastpartoftheworldfromthewest)passesthroughthebuildinginGreenwich.第4頁TowerBridge第5頁第6頁RiverThames[temz]泰晤士河第7頁BigBen大本鐘第8頁

Nowadays,thenameBigBenisfrequentlyusedtodescribethetower,oneofthecapital’smostphotographedsites,butthenicknamewasfirstgiventothebellalone.TheoriginofthenameisthoughttocomefromSirBenjaminHall,thefirstCommissionerofWorksandPublicBuildings,whosenameisinscribedonthebell.

如今，大本鐘這個名字慣用來指整個鐘樓，這里也是倫敦曝光率最高景點之一，其實，最初這個昵稱只是給鐘本身起名字。據(jù)稱，大本鐘這個名字是由英國前任勞工和建筑首席專員本杰明·霍爾爵士起，他名字就刻在大本鐘上。第9頁parliamentn.議會，國會theHousesofParliament(英國)國會大廈MemberofParliament國會議員Parliamenttodayapprovedthepolicy,butithasnotyetbecomelaw.現(xiàn)在國會經(jīng)過政策，不過政策還沒有變成法律。第10頁ThebusinessofParliamenttakesplaceintwoplaces,theHouseofCommonsandtheHouseofLords.Parliamentexiststochallengetheworkofgovernment,approvenewlawsanddebategovernmentpolicyandcurrentissues.第11頁TheAmericanCongresscorrespondstotheBritishParliament. 美國國會相當(dāng)于英國議會.congress代表大會，國會，議會Senate['sen?t]參議院senator[?sen?t?(r)]參議員TheHouseofRepresentatives眾議院NationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)全國人民代表大會第12頁SpeakingandListeningWhyisBigBenveryaccuratedespiteitsimmensesize?HasBigBenevergonewrong?第13頁erectv.建造，樹立，建起此建筑是在19到19間建造。Thebuildingwaserectedin1900-1901.示威者在去往國會大樓路上豎起了路障。Demonstratorshaveerectedbarricadesinroadsleadingtotheparliamentbuilding.我們都不知不覺在彼此之間豎起了隔膜Weallunconsciouslyerectbarriersbetweeneachother.

第14頁accurateadj.準(zhǔn)確，準(zhǔn)確準(zhǔn)確尺寸anaccuratedimension警察強(qiáng)調(diào)說這就是殺人犯最為準(zhǔn)確描述了。PolicehavestressedthatthisisthemostaccuratedescriptionofthekillerWhatmanypeoplemeanbytheword`power'couldbemoreaccuratelydescribedas`control'.人們所說“力量”這個詞，能夠更為準(zhǔn)確被描述為“控制”。第15頁officialadj.官方n.官員1）官方公務(wù),公事officialaffairs公款officialfunds官方文件officialdocuments對于總統(tǒng)缺席，官方給出原因是生病了。TheofficialreasongivenforthePresident'sabsencewassickness.2）官員聯(lián)合國一個高級官員希望這個月去訪問巴格達(dá)。AseniorUNofficialhopestovisitBaghdadthismonth.第16頁checkv.檢驗，查對檢驗?zāi)愫啔v上每處都是準(zhǔn)確。ChecktheaccuracyofeverythinginyourCV.我以為是有年紀(jì)限制，不過我需要查一下。Ithinkthereisanagelimit,butIhavetocheck.我要與執(zhí)勤管查對一下。

Ishallneedtocheckwiththedutyofficer第17頁checkn/v.檢驗n.支票第18頁microphonen.擴(kuò)音器，麥克風(fēng)microwaveovenmicroblogmicrofilmmicroscopemacro?第19頁towern.塔第20頁thegroupofpeoplewhomakeorchangeitslaws,anddecidewhatpoliciesthecountryshouldfollow.

apersonwhoholdsapositionofauthorityinanorganization.

conformingexactlyoralmostexactlytofactortoastandardorperformingwithtotalaccuracy

examinesoastodetermineaccuracy,quality,orcondition

abuildingwithalargetelescopefromwhichscientistsstudythingssuchastheplanetsbywatchingthem.

parliamentofficialaccuratecheckobservatory第21頁WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.IftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.第22頁BigBentakesitsnamefromsirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.SirBenjaminHall第23頁Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateaswell.OfficialsfromGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.第24頁OntheB.B.C.youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.BigBenhasrarelygonewrong.第25頁Once,however,itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.Apainterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehandsandsloweditdown!

第26頁LANGUAGEPOINTSWhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.famous=well-knownbefamousfor/as/among2.ontheB.B.C.

廣播、電視用on，報紙用in

第27頁Londonwasoncefamousforitsfogs.倫敦曾以多霧而聞名Brightonisfamousasabathingplace.布來頓以海水浴場馳名theB.B.C.=BritishBroadcastingCorporation英國廣播企業(yè)昨天晚上我看到他上電視了。IsawhimonTVlastnight.第28頁OneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.找出其中定語從句第29頁LANGUAGEPOINTSIftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.虛擬語氣3劍客：與現(xiàn)在事實相反：if從句用普通過去時，主句用would+V，與過去事實相反：if從句用過去完成時；主句用would/could/might+V完成式與未來事實相反：if從句用wereto/should+V,主句用would+v,。第30頁LANGUAGEPOINTSBigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.1.takeone’snamefrom以……命名逸夫樓或逸夫圖書館是以邵逸夫命名。

YifuBuildingorYifulibrarytakesthenamefromShaoYifu.2.beresponsiblefor對……負(fù)責(zé)每個學(xué)生都需對自己成績負(fù)責(zé)。

Everystudentshouldberesponsibleforthegrades.第31頁LANGUAGEPOINTSItisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateaswell.beof…表示人或物特征(相當(dāng)于adj.)我們一樣大。Weareofthesameage.這封信極其主要。Thisletterisofgreatimportance.第32頁LANGUAGEPOINTSOfficialsfromGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.

第33頁havesb.doingsth.

to

dosth.donesb.do讓某人一直做……讓某人做……讓某事被做有……要做第34頁LANGUAGEPOINTSOntheB.B.C.youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystrikingbecausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.beconnectedto被連接到……connectsthwithsth相連，相關(guān)系外國人時常將日本與富士山聯(lián)想在一起PeoplefromothercountriesoftenconnectJapanwithMt.Fuji.第35頁LANGUAGEPOINTSBigBenhasrarelygonewrong.Once,however,itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.車引擎發(fā)生了故障。Theengineofthecarhasgonewrong.他經(jīng)常未能恪守諾言Heoftenfailstokeephisword.第36頁LANGUAGEPOINTSApainterwhohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaintononeofthehandsandsloweditdown!hang-hung-hunghang-hanged-hanged第37頁Keystructures：Reviewoftensesandauxiliary/modalverbs1Thesimplepresentinplaceofthefuturetenseaftertemporalconjunctions.(KS60)2Thefutureperfectcontinuous.(KS61)3Thepastperfectcontinuous.(KS62)4Type3conditionalstatements.(KS64)5Must,haveto,shouldandoughtto.(KS65)6Have(causativeuse).(KS66)7Thepassiveinparticipialconstructions.(KS69)第38頁Patterndrill1T：buyacar-savingupS1：Willshebeabletobuyacarnextyear?S2：Ithinkso.She'llhavebeensavingupforitforthreeyearsbythen.getherdegree-studyingpassherexam

-preparingmarryJohn-waitingfindthegold

-looking第39頁1Ithinkso.She'llhavebeensavingupforitforthreeyearsbythen.i.e.Ithinkshe'llhavesavedupenoughmoneytobuyitbythattime.Thefutureperfectcontinuousispractised.第40頁Patterndrill2T：appliedforthejob-thinkingaboutS1：SoJohn'sfinallyappliedforthejob!S2：Yes,heappliedforityesterday,buthe'dbeenthinkingaboutitforages!foundhiswallet-lookingformarriedMary-askingfinishedhisbook-writingsoldhisland-talkingabout第41頁2Yes,heappliedforityesterday,buthe'dbeenthinkingaboutitforages!i.e.he'dbeenthinkingaboutitbeforeheapplied.Thepastperfectcontinuousispractised.第42頁Patterndrill3T：goonthestage-actorS1：WhatapityJimdidn'tgoonthestage!S2：Yes,isn'tit!Hecouldhavebeenafamousactor!studymusic-composerpublishhispoems-poetstudymedicine-doctorjointhearmy-general第43頁3Yes,isn'tit!i.e.Isn'titapity.Notethatthisindicatesagreement(itisnotaquestion).Hecouldhavebeenafamousactor(i.e.ifhehadgoneonthestage).Type3conditionalst