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Lesson71 A famous clock 一个著名的大钟

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 hot 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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After the Houses of Parliament were burnt down in 1834, Sir
Benjamin Hall was made responsible for the construction of a huge
clock, which became known as Big Ben. It is very accurate despite
its immense size, for officials from the Greenwich Observatory have
the clock checked twice a day. This clock, which has rarely gone
wrong, can be heard on the B. B. C. When it is striking, because
microphones are connected to the clock tower.