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1、更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgClocksClocksbyJeromeK.Jerome1更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgClocksTherearetwokindsofclocks.Thereistheclockthatisalwayswrong,andthatknowsitiswrong,andgloriesinit;andthereistheclockthatisalwaysright--exceptwhenyourelyuponit,andthenitismorewrongthanyouwouldthinkaclock_could_beinacivilize
2、dcountry.Irememberaclockofthislattertype,thatwehadinthehousewhenIwasaboy,routingusallupatthreeo'clockonewinter'smorning.Wehadfinishedbreakfastattenminutestofour,andIgottoschoolalittleafterfive,andsatdownonthestepoutsideandcried,becauseIthoughttheworldhadcometoanend;everythingwassodeath-like!
3、Themanwhocanliveinthesamehousewithoneoftheseclocks,andnotendangerhischanceofheavenaboutonceamonthbystandingupandtellingitwhathethinksofit,iseitheradangerousrivaltothatoldestablishedfirm,Job,orelsehedoesnotknowenoughbadlanguagetomakeitworthhiswhiletostartsayinganythingatall.Thegreatdreamofits
4、lifeistolureyouonintotryingtocatchatrainbyit.Forweeksandweeksitwillkeepthemostperfecttime.Iftherewereanydifferenceintimebetweenthatclockandthesun,youwouldbeconvinceditwasthesun,nottheclock,thatwantedseeingto.Youfeelthatifthatclockhappenedtogetaquarterofasecondfast,ortheeighthofaninstantslow,
5、itwouldbreakitsheartanddie.Itisinthisspiritofchild-likefaithinitsintegritythat,onemorning,yougatheryourfamilyaroundyouinthepassage,kissyourchildren,andafterwardwipeyourjammymouth,pokeyourfingerinthebaby'seye,promisenottoforgettoorderthecoals,waveatlastfondadieuwiththeumbrella,anddepartforthe
6、railway-station.Ineverhavebeenquiteabletodecide,myself,whichisthemoreirritatingtoruntwomilesatthetopofyourspeed,andthentofind,whenyoureachthestation,thatyouarethree-quartersofanhourtooearly;ortostrollalongleisurelythewholeway,anddawdleaboutoutsidethebooking-office,talkingtosomelocalidiot,and
7、thentoswaggercarelesslyontotheplatform,justintimetoseethetraingoout!Asfortheotherclassofclocks--thecommonoralways-wrongclocks--theyareharmlessenough.Youwindthemupattheproperintervals,2更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgClocksandonceortwiceaweekyouputthemrightand"r
