原版英语小短文 139. Spring Forward, Fall Back

　　"Daylight Saving¹ Time starts tomorrow. Please change my clock," his wife said. John said he would try. John hated changing clocks twice a year. He never changed his car clock. He couldn't figure out how to do it. His car clock was wrong from March to November. His wife's clock was on her nightstand. It was a clock and a timer. It ran on a single battery². The clock had many buttons. John pressed "Clock." Nothing happened. He pressed "Hour." Nothing happened. He pressed both buttons at the same time. Nothing happened. He pressed "Start." He pressed "Stop." He pressed "Recall³." He pressed "Clear." He pressed "Minute." He pressed "Second." He pressed "T1." He pressed "T2." Nothing happened. He pressed his head between his hands. His wife walked in. "Oh, I forgot to tell you," she said. "You have to press the button on the BACK of the clock first."

1 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

2 battery   

n.电池；一批；金属物件；群；【律】殴打

参考例句：

• He is charging a storage battery.他在为蓄电池充电。
• The battery has run down.电池用完了。

3 recall   

n.回忆，召回，取消；vt.回想起，召回，与...相似，恢复

参考例句：

• As you may recall, he was in the army then.你可能记得当时他正在从军。
• We demand that you recall your army from our border.我们要求你们撤回在我们边境的部队。