It'saboutTimeDoyouknowwhattimeitis?Ifyoudo,youprobablyarelookingataclockorLongago,peopledidn'thaveclocksorwatcheslikeyoudo.Whenthesunrose,theygotupandwhenthesunwentdown,theywenttobed.Theytoldti
It'saboutTimeDoyouknowwhattimeitis?Ifyoudo,youprobablyarelookingataclockorLongago,peopledidn'thaveclocksorwatcheslikeyoudo.Whenthesunrose,theygotupandwhenthesunwentdown,theywenttobed.Theytoldtimebythepositionofthesuninthesky.
Peoplediscoveredthattheycoulduseastickandthesuntotelltime.Thiswascalledashadowclock.Theyputastickintheground,pointingstraightup.Thedirectionofthestick'sshadowandhowlongorshortitwastoldthemthetime.
Abetterkindofshadowclockwascalledasundial.Sundialhadapointerandabase.Thepointercastashadowonmarksaroundthebase.Peoplecouldtelltimebyreadingthemarks.
Butshadowclockswerenotgoodfortellingtimeoncloudydaysoratnight.
Onekindofclockthatdidn'tneedthesunwasawaterclock.Awaterclockwascontainerwithatinyholeinthebottom.Waterwouldsteadilydropoutofthehole.Marksontheinsideofthecontainershowedthetime.Ittookonehourforthewatertogodownonemark.
Anotherkindofclockthatdidn'tneedthesunwasacandleclock.Youwouldknowthetimebyhowmuchofthecandlehadmelted(熔化).Thecandlehadmarksdownitssidetoshowthehours.
Sometimespeopleusedcandleclocksasalarmclocks.Theyputanail(钉子)inthecandleatthetimetheywantedtowakeup,hangingashoeonthenail.Whenthecandlemelteddown,thenailfelloutandtheshoehitthefloorwithaBANG!
Nowthereareallkindsoftimepieces,fromtallgrandfatherclockstowatcheswewearonourwrists(手腕).Mostclocksrunonelectricityfrombatteries.
Therearemanymoretypesofclocks,too.Clockshanginandonbuildings.Clocksareeverywhere!
61.Didpeoplehaveclocksorwatcheslikeyoudolongago?___
62.Whatdidsundialhave?___
63.Howlongdidittakeforthewatertogodownonemarkinwaterclock?___
64.Howwouldyouknowthetimewhenyouuseacandleclock?___
65.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?___.