英国大本钟加快倾斜 议会大厦或沉没
<p>有报告显示，伦敦著名的大本钟加速倾斜，甚至有倒塌的可能性。根据该报告，大本钟向左倾斜约46厘米，已经达到肉眼可以观察的程度。不过，有专家乐观地表示，以大本钟目前的倾斜速度，要再过1万年才会有危险。大本钟坐落于英国议会大厦东侧高96米的钟楼上，是伦敦的传统地标。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tilting">tilting</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parliaments">parliaments</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slipping">slipping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upkeep">upkeep</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="neo">neo</span>-<span word="Gothic">Gothic</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surveyor">surveyor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="developers">developers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 500 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> ($779.7 <span word="million">million</span>).</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surveyor">surveyor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="renovation">renovation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> 1-<span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Augustus">Augustus</span> <span word="Welby">Welby</span> <span word="Pugin">Pugin</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="twos">twos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twos">twos</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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