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In a quiet alley of Bath, nestled between a teahouse and an antique bookshop, stoodElias & Sons, an oldclock repair shopwith golden gears displayed in the window and the faint ticking of time echoing inside.
The shop hadn’t had a “son” in decades—onlyMr. Elias, a gray-haired man with gentle fingers and distant eyes.
One November morning, a young woman namedNinastepped in, holding a silverpocket watch.
“It’s not working,” she said. “It belonged to my grandmother. I found it in her attic.”
Mr. Elias took it carefully, his hands suddenly still.
He opened the back of the watch and stared.
Inside was an engraving:
“To M. — I’ll find you, always. — E.”
His breath caught.
“I know this watch,” he whispered.
Nina looked surprised. “You do?”
He nodded slowly. “I made it. Long ago. For someone I… lost.”
He didn’t explain more.
But over the next few days, Nina kept coming back—drawn by the quiet ticking, and by the man whose silence told stories.
Finally, he shared the rest.
Her grandmother—Margaret—had once lived in Bath.
They’d fallen in love during the war, exchanged secret messages in watch compartments. But Margaret had left suddenly, and Elias never knew why.
Nina brought old photos and letters. Slowly, their story pieced itself back together.
The watch, once broken, ticked again.
So did Elias’s heart.
Multiple Choice Questions
Where was Elias’s clock shop located?
A. Beside a train station
B. Between a teahouse and a bookshop
C. In the basement of a museum
D. Opposite a cathedralWhat made Mr. Elias recognize the watch?
A. Its unusual ticking sound
B. The initials carved on the lid
C. The engraving he had written himself
D. The chain attached to itHow did Nina help Elias reconnect with the past?
A. By restoring old clocks with him
B. By playing a song from the 1940s
C. By bringing letters and photos from her grandmother
D. By finding Margaret in the city
B
C
C
clock repair shop
修表铺
pocket watch
怀表
golden gears
金色齿轮
engraving
雕刻文字
breath caught
呼吸一滞
distant eyes
神情恍惚的眼神
secret compartments
隐藏夹层
pieced itself back together
一点点拼凑出完整故事
faint ticking
微弱的滴答声
his heart ticked again
他的心再次跳动起来（比喻）
中文全文翻译修表师的秘密
在巴斯的一条安静小巷里，茶馆和古籍书店之间，有一家名叫Elias & Sons的修表铺，橱窗里摆着金色齿轮，店内回响着微弱的滴答声。
多年来，这间店早已没有“sons”（儿子）——只有伊莱亚斯先生，一个满头灰发、眼神遥远的老人。
某个十一月的早晨，一个名叫妮娜的年轻女子走进店中，手中拿着一只银色怀表。
“它不走了。”她说，“是我祖母的。我在阁楼里找到的。”
伊莱亚斯小心接过怀表，手突然顿住了。
他打开表盖，里面刻着一行字：
“致M——我一定会找到你，永远。——E”
他屏住呼吸。
“我认识这只表。”他轻声说。
妮娜吃惊地看着他：“真的？”
他缓缓点头。“是我做的。很久以前。给我曾……失去的人。”
他没有多说。
但接下来几天，妮娜不断回来——被这间店的安静滴答声吸引，也被这位老人无声的故事牵动。
最终，他说出了全部。
她的祖母——玛格丽特，曾住在巴斯。
战争年代，他们相爱，在表的夹层里互传密信。
可玛格丽特某天突然离开，他从此再没见过她。
妮娜带来旧照片和信件，尘封的记忆一一浮现，故事慢慢拼回完整。
那只坏掉的怀表重新开始走动。
伊莱亚斯的心，也重新跳动起来。
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