在1843年的一场大火之后，作为重建英国国会大厦的一部分，建筑师查理斯•巴雷和奥古斯塔斯•帕金共同设计了这座96米（合315英尺）高的钟楼，而大本钟就在钟楼之上。
The 96-metre (315-foot) high tower which houses the clock was built as part of the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament by architects Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin following a major fire in 1843.
在尼亚加拉大瀑布，每秒至少有50万加仑(1,892,705升)的水冲下十八层楼高的断崖坠入尼亚加拉河中——如此丰沛的水量足以在一分钟内注满50个奥运会标准尺寸的游泳池！
At Niagara Falls, more than 500, 000 gallons (1, 892, 705 liters) of water crash down 18 stories into the Niagara River every second-enough to fill nearly 50 Olympic-size swimming pools in a minute!
可惜的是，下一班高铁车票已全部卖光，而10分钟后的下一班也是如此。
But the next high-speed train was sold out, and so was the next one 10 minutes after that.
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