Sun clocks worked, of course, only on clear days; water clocks misbehaved when the temperature fell toward freezing, to say nothing of long-run drift as the result of sedimentation and clogging.

当然，太阳时钟只能在晴天工作；当温度下降到接近冰点时，水钟就会失灵，长期漂浮的东西因为下沉或堵塞而无法工作。

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His father watched him with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the bank and he very successfully lifted the exhausted fish from the water.

看着他技巧纯熟地在岸边和鱼周旋，并非常成功地把筋疲力尽的鱼从水里拉了上来，他父亲的眼神里充满赞赏。

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As a diver, he worked several hours a day under the water.

作为一名潜水员，他每天在水下工作好几个小时。

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Her father, Fraser, worked for the city's water department.

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