Xiaofan, a smart boy from Shenzhen, used to have difficulty in getting up on time, and his alarm clock was of no use at all.

小凡，一个来自深圳的聪明男孩，曾经很难按时起床，他的闹钟根本没用。

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He looked up at that clock there.

他抬头看了看那里的钟。

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Then I began cooking, cleaning, watching the clock and listening for his footsteps coming up the walk.

然后，我开始做饭，打扫卫生，看着时钟，听着他沿着小路走来的脚步声。

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Its street level windows have been boarded-up, the glass on the clock vandalised and metal theft has allowed rain water to get in, the Victorian Society said.

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