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Grandfather’s Clock

My grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf. So it stood ninety years on the floor. It was taller by half than the old man himself. Thought it weighed not a penny weight more. It was bought o

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是： With gravity, happy to pull its center of mass even more off balance. And the more off balance, it is the more gravity pulls in too! Physicist calls this kind of tipping an... Inverted Pendulum. 因

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While proudly showing off his new apartment to friends, a college student led the way into the den.

Japanese Watchmakers Strive for Perfect Timekeeping

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Very good, replied the dial; but recollect that, although you may think of a million of strokes in an instant, you are required to execute but one; 很好，表盘说道，不过，你想一下，虽然，你或许考虑顷刻间需要一百万次滴答

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Very good! replied the pendulum; 太妙了！钟摆反讥道， it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above me, 对你来说，说说总是再容易不过，表盘夫人，大家看得都很清楚

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An old clock that had stood for fifty years in a farmer's kitchen, 农夫厨房里，立着一座半世纪之久的老钟， without giving its owner any cause of complaint, early one summer's morning, before the family was stirring, suddenly stopped

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Parliament chiefs have been left baffled by Big Bens bongs being out of sync by up to six seconds. The Great Clock has become temperamental leaving clocksmiths unsure how to fix the 156-year-old timepiece. 听到大本钟的整点钟声快了6秒钟，

英文歌曲:Grandfather's Clock

Grandfather's Clock Artist：平井坚 My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf So it stood ninety years on the floor It was taller by half than the old man himself And it weight not a penny's weight more It was bought on the morn that my g

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今天我们要学的词是 around-the-clock. Around-the-clock 意思是日夜不停的，连续不断的。The two sides talked around-the-clock, trying to reach an agreement before the approaching deadline. 双方夜以继日地谈判，努力在最后

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I will think of it. It is easy to say this; but do you know what great things have come from thinking? 我要想一想。这话说起来容易；但是，你知道有多少伟大的事物都来源于思考吗？ We can not see our thoughts, or hear,

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My “Cock” Clock

My Cock ClockHello! My name is Dongdong. Do you know I have a nice clock? It is a beautiful clock. It is in my bedroom. In m\fact it is an alarm clock. The big and round body is made of plastics and the clock is set in it. There is a red comb on its