Set the clock
There was once a clockmaker who had a shop in the centre of the village. Every day a man stopped by and looked in the window, before hurrying on his way. After a year, the clockmaker hailed the man one day and asked him why he always stopped by the window but never entered the shop.
The man replied, “I am the time keeper for the o’clock” noon, To be accurate, I always check with your clock first.”Ah”said the clockmaker, “but I always set my clock after I hear the chimes of the church bells.”
对表
一个表匠在村子的中央有个店铺。每天都有个男人在门口停下来向窗子里望一望，然后继续赶路。这样过了一年后，表匠叫住了那个人，并问他为什么总是停在橱窗前却不进来。
那个人回答说：“我是镇上负责报时的人，我必须在中午12点钟敲响教堂的钟。为了精确起见，我总是先与你的钟表对一下。”
“啊”表匠说，“但是我总是在听到教堂的钟声后才校准我的钟表。”
