2015考研英语阅读制表大师乔治
<p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Daniels">Daniels</span></p><p> 制表大师乔治丹尼尔斯</p><p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Daniels">Daniels</span>, master watchmaker, died onOctober 21st, aged 85</p><p> 近250年来最伟大的制表师乔治丹尼尔斯于10月21日去世，享年85岁。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="SCHOOLBOY">SCHOOLBOY</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Daniels">Daniels</span> <span word="whathe">whathe</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hispocket">hispocket</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="really">really</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worthasking">worthasking</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Daniels">Daniels</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span>,<span word="carefully">carefully</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Traveller">Traveller</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Watch">Watch</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="meansidereal">meansidereal</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="equation">equation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="chart">chart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phases">phases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Daniels">Daniels</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="tosay">tosay</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="surmised">surmised</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="orsix">orsix</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="prised">prised</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span> <span word="breadknife">breadknife</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hadfound">hadfound</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p><p> 一名男学生曾经问乔治丹尼尔斯，他那根伸进衣袋的链子末端有什么。多么愚蠢的问题。但是值得一答。因为丹尼尔斯小心翼翼从口袋里拿出来的表被他称为宇宙旅行者之表。表盘上不仅能显示平太阳时，还能显示平恒星时、时差，记录月相。丹尼尔斯说，去火星旅行的时候这款表就能大显身手。其实在五六岁的时候他就想到这一点了。那是他第一次用钝了的面包刀剖开家里的一块旧表，看见了宇宙的核心。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span>.<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="component">component</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Traveller">Traveller</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Watchas">Watchas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 36 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="eachunique">eachunique</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> 42 <span word="working">working</span> <span word="yearswas">yearswas</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screws">screws</span>, <span word="thesprings">thesprings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levers">levers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pallets">pallets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gears">gears</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plain">plain</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="numberlessdials">numberlessdials</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lathes">lathes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>. <span word="Noone">Noone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="himselfhorology">himselfhorology</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bob">bob</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="jumble">jumble</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="comrades">comrades</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="watchesin">watchesin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="Breguet">Breguet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="timepieces">timepieces</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="forcollectors">forcollectors</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="not">not</span>?</p>
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