1. ´At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o´clock train to London,´ said the man.
    "在凶杀发生的时候，我正坐在8点钟开往伦敦的火车上。"那人说。

2. ´I must be at work at 10 o´clock. My employer will confirm that I was there on time.´
    "我必须在10点钟上班，我的雇主会证明我是按时到了那儿的。"

3. As the earth travels round, first one pole and then the other is tilted towards the sun.
    地球公转时，两极交替着斜向太阳。

4. At half past two the clock was still going and he again fell asleep.
    两点半时钟还走着，他便又睡下了。

5. After a while he fell asleep, and when he awoke the clock was still ticking.
    不一会儿，他就睡着了。醒来时表还在嘀嗒嘀嗒地走着。

6. And days do not fit evenly into years, since the actual journey of the earth round the sun takes 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes and 46 seconds.
    而且天数也无法平均地分配到年中，因为地球绕太阳转一圈的实际航程需要花费365天5小时49分46秒。

7. And months do not fit evenly into years either, since the moon travels round the earth between 12 and 13 times in a year.
    月份也无法平均分配到年中，因为月亮一年中要围绕地球转12次到13次。

8. "We are slaves to nothing but the clock,” it has been said.
    人们一直在说: “只有时间才能支配我们。”

9. "You're right. I'd better get going. I'll call you tonight at eight o'clock."
    "你说得对。现在我得走了。晚上8点我给你打电话。"

10. And because such all-round ability is less common, this would be the reason for there being fewer mathematically talented girls.
    又因为这样全面的能力并不常见，这就解释了为何有数学天赋的女孩较为少见。