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Watch 手表 When you want to know the time, you look at your watch. Many people like to wear stylish and expensive watches as ornaments. With dainty ladies, small watches are popular. Few people use pocket watches nowadays. A pocket watch is usually carried in the waistcoat pocket and attached to the clothing with a watch chain. A much maybe fast, slow or correct. A good watch keeps good time. A poor watch may gain or lose a few minutes a day. Such a watch should be sent to be oiled or mended. If your watch has stopped, you have to set it and wind it so that it will begin to work again. If your watch is a quartz or self-winding one，there will be no such trouble. 当你想知道时间的时候，你就看看自己的手表。许多人都喜欢戴时髦昂贵的手表作为装饰。小手表在俏丽的妇女当中流行。今天很少有人用怀表了。怀表通常放在背心的袋子里，用一条表链系在衣服上。 表有可能走得快，走得慢或走得准。好表十分准时。劣质表可能一天走快或走慢几分钟。这样的表就该拿去上油或修理了。要是你的表停了，你就得将它拨准并上紧发条，让它再走起来。如果你的表是石英表和自动表，就不会有这样的麻烦了。