Despite their drawbacks, sundials continued to be used for many years after the invention of mechanicalclocks.
尽管日晷存在一定的缺点,但是在机械钟表出现之前,日晷一直是最常用的计时工具。
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By the eighteenth century, people had developed mechanicalclocks and watches. And today, many of our clocks and watches are electronic.
直到十八世纪,人们发明了机械钟和表,今天我们很多人使用的是电子表。
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In the early 20th century, Swiss-made clocks and watches, medicine, textiles and mechanical products were already sold in China, and Swiss financial and insurance services also had presence there.