摘要：你在家里泡着茶，准备睡前放松一下，突然听到楼上的储物间“咣咣咣”响。你拿着手电走上去，推开门一看，竟然是你朋友在鼓捣旧挂钟。

你在家里泡着茶，准备睡前放松一下，突然听到楼上的储物间“咣咣咣”响。你拿着手电走上去，推开门一看，竟然是你朋友在鼓捣旧挂钟。

这时，你就可以“穿越式”联想原文中的对白：

"Whatever are you doing up here, Bill?" asked the vicar in surprise.
“I'm trying to repair the bell,” answered Bill. “I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.”

联想小提示：你朋友也许是想偷偷修好你爷爷留下的古董钟，给你惊喜。

你刚哄孩子睡下，楼下那口坏了的落地钟竟然响了13下，小朋友睁开眼问：为什么钟响得这么奇怪？

你一边笑一边学着“牧师”的口吻说：

“You certainly did give me a surprise! You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.”

你再补充一段调侃式解释：

“That’s the trouble. It works all right, but at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing we can do about it.”

联想小提示：孩子以后再听到“奇怪的钟声”，也许就会笑着说：“哎呀，是那个‘修钟人’又来了吧！”

你刷手机看到邻居群在议论昨晚谁家半夜修什么玩意儿，敲得整栋楼都能听见。你一边回信息一边心想：

“Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.”

然后你笑着回复邻居：

“Let’s go downstairs and have a cup of tea ☕. Maybe那位‘半夜修钟侠’也想给我们惊喜。”

来源：三少君