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[00:00.00]Lesson 71 parliament
第71课 议会
[00:07.17]If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834,the great clock would never have been erected.
如果不是议会大厦在1834年被焚毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。
[00:20.51]The American poarliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
美国国会由上议院和下议院组成。
[00:30.22]The parliament turned down the bill.
国会否决了议案。
[00:33.25]erect
建起
[00:37.16]A new bridge was erected on the river.
在河上架起了一座新桥。
[00:40.51]A monument was erected on the square.
广场上竖立了一个纪念碑。
[00:45.87]accurate
准确的
[00:49.32]It is not only of immense size,but is extremely accurate as well.
此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确。
[00:57.16]The witness gave us an accurate account of what she had seen.
目击者如实地给我们讲述了她所见到的一切。
[01:03.09]This instrument is very accurate.
这个仪器非常精确。
[01:06.54]official
官员
[01:09.57]Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。
[01:17.41]Several government officials were accused of bribery.
有几个政府官员被控受贿。
[01:23.21]Local officials volunteered to serve the community.
当地官员自愿为社区服务。
[01:27.40]Greenwich
格林尼治
[01:30.27]observatory
天文台
[01:34.24]The observatory lies on the top of the mountain.
天文台位于山顶。
[01:39.05]They visited the observatory yesterday.
他们昨天参观了天文台。
[01:44.05]check
检查
[01:47.35]You can check your answers with your partner.
你可以与同伴核对答案。
[01:52.03]She carefully checked her luggage.
她仔细地检查了行李。
[01:54.85]microphone
扩音器，麦克风
[01:58.51]On the B.B.C.you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
当大钟打点时，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。
[02:10.47]He lectured into a microphone.
他通过麦克风讲课。
[02:15.57]The anouncement from the microphone is very important.
扩音器里传来的通知很重要。
[02:20.92]tower
塔
[02:24.22]The Pisa Tower is the landmark of Pisa.
比萨斜塔是比萨城的标志。
[02:29.54]On the top of the tower,you can have a bird's-eye view of the city.
在塔顶你可以鸟瞰整个城市。