Is Lily' s clock slow?
Mr Brown lives in London.
His daughter Lily works in New York.
Mr Brown usually gets up at seven thirty. He usually has breakfast at eight and has lunch at twelve.
It' s twelve fifteen. Mr Brown is having lunch. The telephone rings. It' s Lily. Mr Brown is happy.
He talks to her for a minute. Then he asks, "What are you doing now, Lily? " Lily says, "I' m having breakfast."
"What? You are having breakfast? Do you always get up so late? "
"No. I always get up early."
"What time do you usually get up? "
"I usually get up at seven. "
"But it' s lunch time now. Why are you still having breakfast? " "No, it' s only seven twenty by my clock. " "Your clock is slow! "
Is Lily' s clock slow? No, her clock is right. When it is 7: 00 in New York, it is 12: 00 in London.
莉莉的钟慢吗?
布朗先生住在伦敦。
他的女儿莉莉在纽约工作。
布朗先生通常七点三十分起床。他通常八点吃早饭,十二点吃午饭。
十二点十五分了。布朗先生正在吃午饭。电话响了,是莉莉。布朗先生非常高兴。
他和她聊了一会儿。然后他问:“你现在在做什么,莉莉?”莉莉说:“我正在吃早饭。”
“什么?你正在吃早饭?你总是这么晚起床吗?”
“不。我总是很早起床。”
“你通常什么时候起床?”
“我通常在七点起床。”
“但是现在是午饭时间。为什么你仍然在吃早饭?”“不,我的钟上的时间才七点二十分。”“你的钟慢!”
莉莉的钟慢吗?不,她的钟是正常的。当纽约是七点时,伦敦是十二点。