Setting a roommate's alarm clock back an hour is a common gag.

把室友的闹钟往后调一小时是常见的。

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So we don't know if a short sleeper can live longer by extending their sleep and we don't know if a long sleeper can live longer by setting the alarm clock a bit earlier.

也就是说我们不清楚如果一个睡眠不足的人是否可以通过增加睡眠时间来活的更久，也不清楚是否一个睡的太多的人是否可以通过把他们的闹钟调早一些就可以更长寿。

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Setting ga roommate's alarm clock back an hour is a common gag.

把室友的闹钟往后调一小时是常见的。

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Deadlines and all their grim paraphernalia, such as alarm clocks, car services, online or phone reservations of any kind, programming my GPS, setting the hotel's always impossibly complicated alarm clock, and, yes, understanding a voice-mail message.

WSJ: The Journeying Dyslexic's Lament