These periods became known as temporal hours, because their duration varied according to the changing length of days and nights with the passing of the seasons.

这些时段被称为“日光时”，因为它们的持续时间随着不同季节而带来的昼夜长短的变化而改变。

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With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

年老的有智慧，寿高的有知识。

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The value of life lies not length of days, but in the use of we make of them.

生命的价值不在于能活多少天，而在于我们如何利用这些日子。

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The RMT has been calling for staff to be moved to 12-hour rosters, which would see the number of working days change from five to three but the length of shifts rise from eight hours to 12.

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In every case the longest lived birds had the longest telomeres, but the best predictor of lifespan was the length of the telomeres at just 25 days old.

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For malnourished patients, their length of stay in hospital is increased by three days.

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