Bye bye Big Ben's bongs 与大本钟的钟声暂时告别
<p>随身英语<span word="Bye">Bye</span> <span word="bye">bye</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bongs">bongs</span> 与大本钟的钟声暂时告别<span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>伦敦标志性建筑“大本钟”将接受维修工程，这意味着维修期间人们无法听到钟声。《随身英语》关注大本钟所遭受的磨损，以及维修工程会涉及到哪方面的工作。</p><p>课文内容词汇: <span word="repairs">repairs</span> 维修</p><p><span word="London">London</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chimes">chimes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>. <span word="After">After</span> 157 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="uninterrupted">uninterrupted</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span>.</p><p><span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Jaggs">Jaggs</span>, <span word="Keeper">Keeper</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clock">Clock</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="landmarks">landmarks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TLC">TLC</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Site">Site</span>, <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="by">by</span> 12,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="structurally">structurally</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="masonry">masonry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="corrosion">corrosion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>-<span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="belfry">belfry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bells">bells</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span>.</p><p><span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="its">its</span> 334 <span word="steps">steps</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="illuminate">illuminate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="dials">dials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belfry">belfry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="LEDs">LEDs</span>.</p><p><span word="Work">Work</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> £29<span word="m">m</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>.</p>
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