报时的钟声 meaning in English
the sudden strokes of the old broken clock surprised everyone in the village
Examples
- The swift strokes of the timepiece chopped eternity to pieces
报时的钟声无情地把漫长无限的时间劈成了碎片。 - More recently , it has become an accepted practice to kiss the first person you see at the stroke of midnight to bring good luck for our life for the rest of the year
最近，在午夜（新年）报时的钟声敲响时亲吻你看到的第一个人，为那一年的其余时光给我们的生活带来好运的做法已经得到人们的认可。