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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A painter hung a pot of paint on one of the hand and slowed the clock down.

一位油漆工把一只油漆桶挂在了一根指针上，把针弄慢了。

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She remembered the wave of anger that had come over her when she had reached out her hand and silenced the clock that night three months before.

她想起了三个月前的一个晚上，自己伸手关掉钟表时，愤怒的情形。

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The Lady in Black looked at it. She remembered the wave of anger that had come over her when she had reached out her hand and silenced the clock that night three months before.

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