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PeopleallovertheworldwritetoBigBen.Theyevensendbirthdaypresents.Onepresentwasabottleofoil,tohelpkeepBigBenrunning.BigBenisnotaperson.It'saclock!
BigBenisagreatclockhighupinatoweroftheparliament(议会)building.ThisisthebuildinginLondonwherelawsaremade.ThepeopleofLondonliketoseeBigBen'sfriendlyfaces.Theyliketohearthechimes(钟曲声)every15minutes.Theyliketohearthebigbellstrikingonthehour.BONG!BONG!BONG!
Radiosendsthesoundofthebigclocktotherestoftheworld.TheBBCbegantobroadcastthechimesin1924.Eversince,BigBenhasbeenaradiostar.
BigBen'sstorystartedin1834.InthatyeartheoldParliamentbuildingburneddown.Itsclocktowercrashedtotheground.Therehadtobeanewbuilding-andanewclock.
Plansweremade.Theycalledfora"KingofClocks,thebiggestandbestintheworld".Sotheclockhadtobebig.Andithadtokeepverygoodtime.
Thebigclockwasmadeintwoyears.Fivemoreyearswentbybeforetheclocktowerwasfinished,thenthefourbellsforthechimeswerebroughtintothetower.Andatlastthegiant(巨大的)hourbellwasputinplace.ItrangoutforthefirsttimeonJuly11,1859.
Thisgreatbellhadtohaveaname.AmeetingofParliamentwascalledtopickone.Thetalkaboutnameswentonandon.ThenBenjaminHallgotuptospeak.Hewasabigmanthattheothersliked.Bythistimetheywerealltired.Someoneshouted,"WhynotcallitBigBen?"
Everybodylaughed,andthemeetingbrokeup.Finally,thehugeclockhaditsnamefromthenon“BigBen”.
PeopleallovertheworldwritetoBigBen.Theyevensendbirthdaypresents.Onepresentwasabottleofoil，tohelpkeepBigBenrunning.BigBenisnotaperson.It'saclock！BigBenisagreatclockhighupinatoweroftheparliament(议会)building.ThisisthebuildinginLondonwherelawsaremade.ThepeopleofLondonliketoseeBigBen'sfriendlyfaces.Theyliketohearthechimes(钟曲声)every15minutes.Theyliketohearthebigbellstrikingonthehour.BONG！BONG！BONG！BigBen'sstorystartedin1834.InthatyeartheoldParliamentbuildingburneddown.Itsclocktowercrashedtotheground.Therehadtobeanewbuildingandanewclock.Plansweremade.Theycalledfora"KingofClocks，thebiggestandbestinthewor