全文 8 句（男女对话）· 9 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. 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.
作者2. If the Houses of Parliament /'pɑːləmənt/ n. 议会，国会 had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected /ɪ'rektɪd/ v. 建起.
作者3. It is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.
作者4. It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate /'ækjərət/ adj. 准确的 as well.
作者5. Officials /ə'fɪʃlz/ n. 官员，行政人员 from Greenwich /'ɡrenɪtʃ/ n. 格林尼治 Observatory /əb'zɜːvətri/ n. 天文台 have the clock checked /tʃekt/ v. 检查 twice a day.
作者6. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones /'maɪkrəfəʊnz/ n. 扩音器，麦克风 are connected to the clock tower /'taʊə/ n. 塔.
作者7. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.
作者8. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
作者1. 当你去伦敦时，首先看到的东西之一就是“大本”钟，即那座从英国广播公司的广播中全世界都可以听到它的声音的著名大钟。
作者2. 如果不是因为国会大厦在1834年被烧毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。
作者3. “大本”钟得名于本杰明·霍尔爵士，因为当建造新的国会大厦时，他负责建造大钟。
作者4. 此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确。
作者5. 格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人校正此钟。
作者6. 当大钟打点的时候，你可以从英国广播公司的广播中听到，因为钟塔上接了麦克风。
作者7. “大本”钟很少出差错。然而有一次，它却把时间报错了。
作者8. 在钟塔上干活的一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把钟弄慢了！