In fact, big ben is the largest of the six bells of westminster palace in london. but it has long been associated with the name of the clock tower, which in september 2012 was officially called “elizabeth tower”. the decision to rename the tower was made by the british parliament to mark the 60th anniversary of the reign of queen elizabeth ii. the tower was built in 1858. the project architect was augustus pugin. the height of the tower and spire is 96.3 m. the palace of westminster, and therefore the tower, is on the parliament square next to westminster abbey. on the opposite side of the palace there is the thames embankment. the clock tower is the largest four-sided clock mechanism in the world, and in addition, with the most accurate clocks. at the base of each of the four clock dials there is a latin inscription “domine salvam fac reginam nostram victoriam primam” (“god save our queen victoria i”). around the perimeter of the tower, on the left and on the right of the clock, there is another phrase in latin – “laus deo” (“glory to god” or “praise the lord”). there used to be a prison in big ben. the last prisoner of big ben was a fighter for women’s rights emmeline pankhurst. now, next to the parliament there is a monument to her.
I went to the theatre resently. It was a musical. All were singing and dansing. It was very funny. During the intermission I bought juice. My parents gave me a notebook and a pen. After the show we went for the jackets. On the street I saw a musical actor. I asked him for an autogroph. He smiled and signed it in my notebook. I asked him about his career. He said that he plays in other plays of this theater too. We talked a little bit and he left. It was the good day. Notebook just came useful.
Перевод
Недавно я ходил в театр. Это был мюзикл. Все пели и танцевали. Было очень смешно. В антракте я купил сок. Родители подарили мне блокнот и ручку. После спектакля мы пошли за куртками. На улице я увидел актера мюзикла. Я попросил у него автограф. Он улыбнулся и расписался в моем блокноте. Я спросил о его карьере. Он ответил что играет и в других пьесах этого театра тоже. Мы немного пообщались и он ушел. Это был хороший день. Блокнот мне как раз приголся.
I went to the theatre resently. It was a musical. All were singing and dansing. It was very funny. During the intermission I bought juice. My parents gave me a notebook and a pen. After the show we went for the jackets. On the street I saw a musical actor. I asked him for an autogroph. He smiled and signed it in my notebook. I asked him about his career. He said that he plays in other plays of this theater too. We talked a little bit and he left. It was the good day. Notebook just came useful.
Перевод
Недавно я ходил в театр. Это был мюзикл. Все пели и танцевали. Было очень смешно. В антракте я купил сок. Родители подарили мне блокнот и ручку. После спектакля мы пошли за куртками. На улице я увидел актера мюзикла. Я попросил у него автограф. Он улыбнулся и расписался в моем блокноте. Я спросил о его карьере. Он ответил что играет и в других пьесах этого театра тоже. Мы немного пообщались и он ушел. Это был хороший день. Блокнот мне как раз приголся.