表的每一部分都是由他亲手制作,没有使用任何外来的零件——螺钉、弹簧、杠杆、托盘和齿轮、指针以及简洁但是有无数刻度的钟面。
He made the screws, the springs and the levers, the pallets and gears, the hands and the plain, often numberless dials.
这个钟的款式非同一般,既没有指针也没有刻度盘,只有在准点才报时,方法是敲钟,也许其初衷就是召唤僧侣们该做祈祷了。
Only the hours are marked, by the striking of a bell: the original purpose may have been to call the monks to prayer.
钟的指针指在八点半上, 我们该让孩子们上床睡觉了。
The hands of the clock pointed to half past eight.It was time we put our children to bed.
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