The big minute hand did not move.

那根巨大的分针不动了。

'My dog had taken in into the garden.He often does this!'

“我的狗把它弄到花园里去了，他常干这种事！”

Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.

黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她。

Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him,

年轻人看了一眼周围的碎木片和碎金属片，

In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.

不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉，很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊。

Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.

然而有一次，它却把时间报错。