6 Fun Facts about Big Ben

1. The clock kept working even though a

bomb hit it in World War II.

虽然大笨钟在第二次世界大战时呗炸弹轰炸，

但它却持续运转。

2. Once a flock of birds rested on the

clock hands. They slowed it down by a

few minutes.

曾经有一群鸟停留在指针上，导致时间慢了

几分钟。

3. If Big Ben was built today, it would

cost about US$222,000.

如果现在建造大笨钟，将需花费大约美金二十

二万两千元。

4.Big Ben can be heard for up to five

miles.

大笨钟的钟声方圆五英里都能听到。

5. The tower leans very slightly.

大笨钟有点微微倾斜。

6. There were no toliets in the tower until

2017.

大笨钟的塔楼里知道2017年才有厕所。