埃伦听见大厅的钟滴答滴答地大声走着。

Ellen heard the loud ticking of the clock in the hall.

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一个钟在起居室滴答滴答地响着。

A clock ticked away in the sitting room.

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墙上的钟滴答作响。

The clock on the wall ticked loudly.

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We get used to the ticking of a clock or to noise of traffic but it's actually a very important form of learning because imagine life without it.

我们习惯了钟的滴答声和车来人往的噪音,但这却是一种非常重要的学习形式,我们不妨试想一下无法进行习惯化的情形。

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