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The Leaning Tower of London: Time's up for tilting Big Ben 伦敦斜塔: 大本钟不能再倾斜了 Fears over the long-term stability of Big Ben have been raised because it is beginning to tilt to one side. 人们一直在担心大本钟的长期稳定性：它已经开始向一边倾斜了。 The top of the clock tower is leaning one-and-a-half feet off a level position, according to surveyors, and getting worse each year. 据监测员的测量结果，钟楼的顶部已经偏离水平位置倾斜了1.5英尺，而且每年的倾斜幅度都在增加。 The tower in Westminster, which houses the giant bell known as Big Ben, is sinking into the banks of the Thames, partly as a result of decades of underground excavation. 大本钟的钟楼位于威斯敏斯特区，目前钟楼正慢慢陷入泰晤士河的河岸里，部分是因为长期的地下挖掘施工造成的。 Subterranean works beneath the tower include the Jubilee line station, an underground car park and sewers. 钟楼下方的地下施工包括银禧线地铁站台，还有一个地下停车场和部分下水道工程。 Its lurch of 0.26 degrees is said to be visible to the naked eye—and if it goes uncorrected could cause the tower to crash. 据说现在大本钟0.26的倾斜度用肉眼都能清晰看到，如果不进行矫正，可能会造钟楼倒塌。 | 
