Lesson 71 A famous clock
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.一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài),一般將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)
If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,the great clock would never have been erected.過(guò)去完成時(shí),過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)
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.一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài),一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài),過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)
It is not only of immense size,but is extremely accurate as well.一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)
Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)
On the B.B.C.you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)
Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)
Once,however,it failed to give the correct time.一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)
A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài),過(guò)去完成時(shí)
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