The time of day? 钟表时刻
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> "<span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>": "<span word="After">After</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>."</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arisen">arisen</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> (<span word="he">he</span>) <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> (<span word="I">I</span>) <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Chat">Chat</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="clueless">clueless</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="over">over</span> "<span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>".</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, "<span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>", <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>: "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span>?" <span word="They">They</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>: "2:30." <span word="You">You</span> <span word="say">say</span>: "<span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>."</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>, 2:30 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="impolite">impolite</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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