格兰梅治先生举手阻止了我发表反对意见。

Mr Grummage silenced my objections with an upraised hand.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

为了解决在海上计算经线的问题，1675年英格兰国王查理二世下令建造了皇家格林尼治天文台，同时他还悬赏了一大笔奖金，给予第一个发明出在海上也能准确计时的钟表的人。

He offered an enormous cash prize to anyone who could build a clock that would remain accurate at sea.

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然后，或许你也可以到伯班克县、比佛利山庄、格兰岱尔市和奥兰治县了解情况。

Then you might want to talk to Burbank, Beverly Hills, Glendale and Orange County.

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