拓展 · 到底几点了？
What’s the time?
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People often collect things. Stamps, books and records are fairly common. But the strangest collection I have ever seen belongs to a man who has 1,500 clocks. There are clocks in every room of his house. The living room is lined with shelves which have been filled with clocks. As there is not enough room for so many clocks, the man has filled several trucks and stored them in the garage. His wife complains every day about the work she has to do, for it is not easy to dust several hundred clocks. She also complains about the noise. Each clock keeps its own time, so chimes can be heard almost any time during the day and night. In her opinion, however, there is something even worse than dust and noise. Even with so many clocks around, she never knows what time it is!
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People often collect things. Stamps, books and records are fairly common. But the strangest collection I have ever seen belongs to a man who has 1,500 clocks. There are clocks in every room of his house. The living room is lined with shelves which have been filled with clocks. As there is not enough room for so many clocks, the man has filled several trucks and stored them in the garage. His wife complains every day about the work she has to do, for it is not easy to dust several hundred clocks. She also complains about the noise. Each clock keeps its own time, so chimes can be heard almost any time during the day and night. In her opinion, however, there is something even worse than dust and noise. Even with so many clocks around, she never knows what time it is!
人们常会收集自己喜欢的东西，邮票、书和唱片都很常见。不过，有个人收藏了一千五百座钟，这是我见过最奇特的收藏。 他家每个房间都有钟，客厅里排满了架子，架子上又全摆着钟。 屋里实在放不下这么多钟，他又装满了几辆货车，停在车库里。 妻子每天抱怨要干的活太多，毕竟给好几百座钟擦灰可不容易。她也嫌吵。每座钟走的时间都不一样，白天黑夜，几乎随时都能听见报时声。 不过在她看来，还有一件比灰尘和噪声更糟的事：身边明明有这么多钟，她却始终不知道准确时间！
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《到底几点了？》：与众不同的收藏 → 每间屋子都是钟 → 连车库也装满了 → 家务和噪声都让人头疼 → 钟多却不知道几点。再借一个结构讲自己的事：用一句话说过去发生了什么，再补一句它现在造成的影响。
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