Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 71 A famous clock

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

observatory [əb'zɝvətɔri] 词频5 词根: serv
n. 天文台;气象台;瞭望台;
💡 observ观察+atory场所→天文台
"Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day."
格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次.
近义：lookout, mirador, oriel, overlook, belvedere, gazebo
twice [twaɪs] 词频1 词根: twi
adv. 两次;两倍;两遍;
💡 twi二，两+ce副词后缀，…次 →二次
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球弹了两次他才接到。
近义：doubly, double
clock [klɑk] 词频1 词根: cl-
n. 钟，时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表; vt. 记录（时间或速度）;测…的速度; vi. 打卡;记下时间;
💡 cock(公鸡)+l:模仿公鸡的象声词，都是叫人起床- 钟表 闹钟（c）上锁（lock），不然乱闹
"I set the alarm clock for 7 o'clock."
我把闹钟定在7点钟闹响。
近义：time, timepiece
checked
a. 有格子图案的, 闭音节的, 选中的\\n[计] 选中的
近义：plaid, chequered, broadcheck, checkered
Greenwich [['grinidʒ]]
n. 格林威治

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I did not enjoy it.
但我却无法欣赏。
' But they don't realize one important thing.
”然而他们没有认识到重要的一点，
Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.
河岸上有些孩子正在玩耍，河面上有些人正在划船。
I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
我总算有可能告诉他，他拔错了牙。
The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.
接待她的售货员不喜欢她的那副打扮，
They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, travelled 1,600 miles.
而有那么一个小男孩，他在逃学期间旅行了1，600英里，从而使上述所有逃学的孩子们都相形见绌了。