Parliament chiefs have been left baffled by Big Ben’s bongs being out of sync by up to six seconds. The Great Clock has become “temperamental leaving clocksmiths unsure how to fix the 156-year-old timepiece.

听到大本钟的整点钟声快了6秒钟，国会大厦里的议员们很纳闷。工作了156年的大本钟“闹了情绪，这让钟表匠也有些不知所措。

 

 

The early chimes caused interruptions to BBC radio 4 programming which rely on the bongs for live broadcasts. But when mechanics climbed the 334 steps up the Elizabeth Tower the clock became too slow after adjustments were made. The speed of the clock can be adjusted by adding and removing weights to the pendulum.

大本钟报时提前，导致英国广播公司4电台的节目暂时中断，该节目依靠大本钟报时进行实时播报。维修工人爬了334步，到达伊丽莎白塔顶部对大本钟进行了调整，之后钟又走慢了。通过给钟摆增重或者减重可以调整钟速。

Clocksmith Ian Westworth said: “When we started correcting it, it corrected itself at the same time so we went from being fast to being slow. It’s settled down telling you exactly the right time so no-one will talk over our chimes.

钟表匠伊恩•文特沃斯表示：“当我们开始矫正时，大本钟自己也进行了调整，这样一来，钟速又变慢了。不过，现在问题已经解决了，大本钟的时间很精准，不会再有人说三道四了。

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