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(2)the Houses of Parliament,國會大廈。由于英國議會是由上議院(House of Lords)和下議院(House of Commons)組成的,所 以Houses為復(fù)數(shù)形式。 (3)burn down為固定短語,在這里表示“(使)燒成平地”、“燒毀”: The hospital was burned down last month. 那家醫(yī)院上個月被燒毀了?! ?Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was respon sible for the making of the clock…“大本”鐘得名于本杰明霍爾爵士,……他負責(zé)建造大鐘?! ?1)Sir用于英國人的全名(或名字)之前時表示“爵士”(不單獨用 于姓之前),如 Sir John Gilbert(約翰吉爾伯特爵士)或 Sir John(約翰爵士),但不能稱 Sir Gilbert。 (2)responsible for表示“對……需負責(zé)任/承擔(dān)責(zé)任的”: Who is responslble for the accident? 誰應(yīng)對這起事故負責(zé)? John is responsible for the building of the bridge. 約翰負責(zé)修建這座橋。 (3)ing形式前面無冠詞時可直接跟賓語:making the clock。 ing 前有冠詞時則其后不能直接跟賓語,而必須用of。the making of the clock. is not only of immense size…此鐘不僅外型巨大…… be of…表示人或物的特征: we are of the same age/size. 我們年齡/個頭相同?! his letter is of great importance. 這封信至關(guān)重要?! ?from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice