Mr Kundera opens up the novels of his choice like a clockmaker eager to demonstrate the inner workings of his favourite mechanisms. 昆德拉把挑选出的小说一层层展开,就像一位钟表匠急于向人们展示出他最爱钟表的内部结构。
In 1737, John Harrison, a self-taught clockmaker from Yorkshire, stunned London's scientific establishment by presenting an idiosyncratic solution to the most important and notorious technological problem of the 18th century. 1737年,自学成才的英国约克郡钟表匠约翰•哈里森(JohnHarrison)震惊了伦敦科学界。他提出的特别方案,解决了18世纪最重要也是最著名的技术难题。