The old, round, hand-moved time still retained a certain connection to the natural flow of things, to the roundness of the earth and to the changes of light and seasons.

• 那种老式的、圆形的、带指针的钟表所表示的时间似乎仍同事物的自然流变、地球的圆状、昼夜的交替和四季的轮回有着某种联系。