London's Leaning Tower? 伦敦的斜塔？

Everyone knows this leaning tower but how about this one?

Experts say the famous London landmark could go the same way as the iconic Italian monument.

Cracks have been spotted in the walls of the Parliament building; recent construction work may have caused subsidence.

But time is on its side as the tower won't tilt as much asPisa's for at least 10,000 years.

大家都知道图片里的这座斜塔，那这个呢？

据专家称伦敦著名景点大本钟会像意大利地标性建筑比萨斜塔那样倾斜。

大本钟塔的外墙已经能看到裂痕，而近期周边的其它维修建筑工程可能造成其本身地基下沉。

还好时间是站在大本钟塔的这一边，要达到比萨斜塔那样的斜度至少还要1万年。

landmark: 地标性建筑

cracks: 裂痕

subsidence: 地基下沉

time is on (its) side: 时间站在自己这边

tilt: 靠一边倾斜

以下练习中的语句全部选自于 BBC 其他网页。

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landmark / cracks / subsidence / time is on (its) side / tilt

1.
The structure - dubbed the blinking eye bridge because of its ability to _______ to allow ships pass under it - opened to the public on 17 September 2001.
2.
There were fears that the east end of the building would collapse, after centuries of ____________. Deep-sea diver, William Walker, worked under water in total darkness for six years placing bags of concrete to stabilise the building.
3.
The 14m (45ft) high letters in the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles have been a Californian ______________ since 1923.
4.
For the Royal Family's most high profile new recruit, a role continues to be carved out. She is, like Prince William, still tiptoeing towards her destiny.______________. She has four patronages, not 400.
5.
Nimet, a mother of three, told Reuters she was tempted to return to her damaged home. "It looks fine from the outside, but inside it looks very unstable with all the ___________ in the walls. What other choice do we have but to go back to our houses?" she said.

1.
The structure - dubbed the blinking eye bridge because of its ability to tilt to allow ships pass under it - opened to the public on 17 September 2001.

2.
There were fears that the east end of the building would collapse, after centuries of subsidence. Deep-sea diver, William Walker, worked under water in total darkness for six years placing bags of concrete to stabilise the building.

3.
The 14m (45ft) high letters in the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles have been a Californian landmark since 1923.

4.
For the Royal Family's most high profile new recruit, a role continues to be carved out. She is, like Prince William, still tiptoeing towards her destiny. Time is on her side. She has four patronages, not 400.

5.
Nimet, a mother of three, told Reuters she was tempted to return to her damaged home. "It looks fine from the outside, but inside it looks very unstable with all the cracks in the walls. What other choice do we have but to go back to our houses?" she said.