I had gone downstairs at three o 'clock to fetch a jug of water; and was passing through the hall with it in my hand, when a sharp knock at the front door made me jump.

我在三点钟下楼去拿一罐水，正在提着水罐走过大厅时，这时前门一阵猛敲使我吓一跳。

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Your Week Ahead - Love Focus: Remember that silent movie scene where the comic hero, Harold Lloyd, dangles outside a building, clinging to the minute-hand of a giant clock?

记得无声电影中滑稽英雄——哈罗德·劳埃德抓着大钟的分针指针吊在房子外的场景吗？

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On the other hand, would music be reduced to a swirl of background noise once you have it on in a constant flow around the clock?

另一方面，让歌曲一天到晚不断地在你耳边流淌，是否导致音乐沦为一种背景噪音呢？

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The play was like a clock, every word spoken was another tick of the second hand.

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