Big Ben is the national symbol of Great Britain. It is a clock on the tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. Namely, it is a bell in the clock. The designer of the tower is English architect August Pugin. He designed it in 1858. It weights 13.5 tons and it is 318 feet high. Big Ben is one of the famous buildings of the UK. Биг Бен является национальным символом Великобритании. Это часы на башне Вестминстерского дворца в Лондоне. А именно, это колокол в часах. Конструктором башни является английский архитектор Огастес Пьюджин . Он разработал его в 1858 году. Он весит 13.5 тонн, и 318 футов в высоту. Биг-Бен является одним из самых известных зданий в Великобритании.
Pride and Prejudice"How so? How can it affect them?" "My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife, "how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them." "Is that his design in settling here?"
"Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.""I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley may like you the best of the party."
"My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown-up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty."
