大笨钟名字的起源.doc

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1、大笨钟名字的起源HaveyouheardofBigBen,thefamousclock?BigBenisaverybigclockinLondon,thecapitalofEngland.Theclockweighs23tons.Itsminutehandis4.27meterslonganditshourhandis2.75metersinlength.Theclocktowerisabout98metershigh.BigBenwasnamedafterSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclo

2、ck.（大笨钟是以建造者的名字命名的。）In1858,thenewHouseofParliament(议会大厦)ofEnglandwasbeingbuilt,abigclockwasalsobuilt.Noonethoughtofagoodnameforthebigclock.SirBenjaminHallsaidjokingly,Whydon’twecallitBigBen?Athiswords,allthepeoplelaughed.Butfromthenon,thenewclockwasreallycalledBigBen.Theclockisnoton

3、lybigbutalsoaccurate(正确的,精确的).   Today,BigBenisoneofthefirstthingsthatallthepeoplecomingfromallovertheworldwanttosee.