While Big Ben is used as a nickname for the clock, strictly speaking, it is the main bell inside the clock, and it also often refers to Elizabeth Tower, at the north end of the Houses of Parliament.
大本钟其实是它的昵称。严格意义上来讲,在时钟里面是一个大鸣钟。这座塔又名伊丽莎白塔,坐落于英国国会大厦的北端。
It also often totally ignores student protests and opposition demonstrations in Iran.
VOA: standard.2009.11.16
But it was also where often the demos or the ekklesia would meet to have meetings and holler at each other and have big debates.
但同时剧院也是成年男子,会面,聊天,辩论的地方。
So I don't just mean it metaphorically, I also very often mean it literally.
所以我不只是在打比方,我也经常指的是字面意义。
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