When Schrodinger and Heisenberg formulated quantum mechanics in the 1920s, they ignored Einstein's work and treated time in Newton's spirit, as an absolute that is ticking away in the background.

当薛定谔和海森堡在二十世纪二十年代将量子力学公式化，他们无视了爱因斯坦的工作，用牛顿的思想对待时间，即时间是在不知不觉中恒定流逝的。

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Often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at.

高龄父母常常会听到另外一种生物钟的滴答声。 研究中年和年龄更大的父母问题的临床医生说对于衰老的恐惧不应遭人耻笑。

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Seven more days, he thought, lightly ticking off the second square, which was filled with notes on his work for the day.

还有七天，他计算着，把写满了工作内容的第二个格轻轻地勾掉。

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Though the unemployment picture is still dim, with the July jobless rate ticking up to 8.3%, some people are nevertheless finding work.

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"We made it clear that time was ticking, there was a lot of progress to be done and a lot of work ahead and if there was not substantial progress quickly, major hostilities would resume, " Senor said.

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"Our work is in front of people's eyes, " the president added, ticking off a lengthy list of accomplishments he says were made during his administration.

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