In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood a massive grandfather clock.
在我祖父家的餐厅里放着一个巨大的落地摆钟。
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If he set his alarm clock for midnight, it would wake the whole house.
如果他把闹钟设定在午夜，铃声会把全家人都吵醒。
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His office quickly tried to backtrack, but Nancy Pelosi, his counterpart in the House, did not help by saying: "I don't think anybody has a clock ticking."