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1、ClockTower……TheClockTowerisaturret[‘tə:rit]（角楼，塔楼）clockstructureatthenorth-easternendoftheHousesofParliamentbuildinginWestminster,London,England.ItispopularlyknownasBigBen,butthisnameisactuallyanickname[’nik,neim]（绰号,浑名）fortheclock‘smainbell.Thetowerhasalsobeenreferredtoas
2、St.Stephen’sTowerorTheTowerofBigBen,inreference[‘refərəns]（提及;涉及）toitsbell.◆Structure◆Reliability◆CultureThetowerwasraisedasapartofCharlesBarry'sdesignforanewpalace,aftertheoldPalaceofWestminsterwasdestroyedbyfireonthenightofOctober16,1834.ThetowerisdesignedintheVictorianG
3、othicstyle,andis96.3metershigh.StructureThefirst61metersofthestructureistheclocktower,consistingofbrickwork['brikwə:k]砖结构withstonecladding['klædiŋ]包覆;theremainderofthetower'sheightisaframed[freim]架构,骨架;结构spire[spaiə]螺旋形上升ofcastiron.Thetowerisfoundedona15by15meterraft,madeo
4、f3-metrethickconcrete['kɔnkri:t]混凝土,atadepth[depθ]深度,厚度of7metersbelowgroundlevel.Thefourclockfacesare55metersaboveground.Duetogroundconditionspresentsinceconstruction,thetowerleans[li:n]倾斜slightlytothenorth-west,byroughly['rʌfli]大约220millimeters.Duetothermal['θə:məl]保暖的eff
5、ectsitoscillates['ɔsi,leit]摆动annually['ænjuəli]每年一次byafewmillimeterseastandwest.◆Clockfaces◆Themainbell◆OtherbellsClockfacesTheclockfaceswereoncelargeenoughtoallowtheClockTowertobethelargestfour-facedclockintheworld.Theclockmechanism['mekənizəm]机构;结构itselfwascompletedby185
6、4,butthetowerwasnotfullyconstructeduntilfouryearslaterin1858.Theclockanddials['daiəl]表盘;钟盘weredesignedbyAugustusPugin.DuringWorldWarII,thePalaceofWestminsterwashitbyGermanbombing[bɔm]轰炸;轰击,destroyingtheHouseofCommons下院andcausingdamagetothetower'swesternclockface.返回Themainb
7、ellThemainbell,officiallyknownastheGreatBell,isthelargestbellinthetowerandpartoftheGreatClockofWestminster.ThebellisbetterknownbythenicknameBigBen.ThenameBigBenwasfirstgiventoa14.5tonne(16ton)hourbell.Thebellwasneverofficiallynamed,butthelegendonitrecordsthatthecommissione
8、r[kə'miʃənə]长官ofworks,SirBenjaminHall,wasresponsiblefortheorder.Anothertheoryisthatthebel
