学英语环游世界 第388:云旅行!6个关于大笨钟的有趣小知识

6 Fun Facts about Big Ben

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1. The clock kept working even though a

bomb hit it in World War II.

虽然大笨钟在第二次世界大战时呗炸弹轰炸，

但它却持续运转。

2. Once a flock of birds rested on the

clock hands. They slowed it down by a

few minutes.

曾经有一群鸟停留在指针上，导致时间慢了

几分钟。

3. If Big Ben was built today, it would

cost about US$222,000.

如果现在建造大笨钟，将需花费大约美金二十

二万两千元。

Ben can be heard for up to five

miles.

大笨钟的钟声方圆五英里都能听到。

5. The tower leans very slightly.

大笨钟有点微微倾斜。

6. There were no toliets in the tower until

2017.

大笨钟的塔楼里知道2017年才有厕所。