On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
当大钟打点的时候,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。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 71 A famous clock
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 实际上;事实上;确实;竟;
💡 actual(真实的)+ly(副词后缀)→真实地;实际地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么说的?
近义:inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real
adj. 显著的;引人注目的;容貌出众的;妩媚动人的;
v. 打( strike的现在分词);击;敲响;报时;
💡 strik=strike攻击+ing形容词后缀 → 攻击 → 惹人注目的
"She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister."
她酷似她姐姐。
近义:knock, knocking, pounding, rap, tapping, beating
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
vt.& vi. 听到,听见;
vt. 听说;得知;听取;审理;
vi. 听;听见;
💡 h(身体两侧)+ear(耳朵):身体两侧能 听见
"I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen."
我听得见他在厨房里瞎折腾。
近义:listen, overhear, hearken, hark, harken
n. 钟,时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表;
vt. 记录(时间或速度);测…的速度;
vi. 打卡;记下时间;
💡 cock(公鸡)+l:模仿公鸡的象声词,都是叫人起床- 钟表 闹钟(c)上锁(lock),不然乱闹
"I set the alarm clock for 7 o'clock."
我把闹钟定在7点钟闹响。
近义:time, timepiece