English: People were gathered under the Town Hall clock.

Chinese: 人们聚集在市政厅的大钟下。


English: How long did they wait before the clock stopped?

Chinese: 在钟停之前他们等了多长时间？


English: They waited fifteen minutes before the clock stopped.

Chinese: 在钟停之前他们等了十五分钟。


English: Who shouted that the clock had stopped?

Chinese: 是谁喊了钟停了？


English: Someone in the crowd shouted that the clock had stopped.

Chinese: 人群中的一个人喊了钟停了。


English: No, the minute hand did not move.

Chinese: 没有，分针没有动。


English: Why had the crowd gathered under the Town Hall clock?

Chinese: 为什么人们聚集在市政厅的大钟下？


English: The crowd had gathered under the Town Hall clock to wait for midnight.

Chinese: 人们聚集在市政厅的大钟下等待午夜。


English: How did they know it was already past twelve?

Chinese: 他们怎么知道已经过了十二点？


English: They knew it was past twelve because someone checked the time.

Chinese: 他们知道已经过了十二点，因为有人看了时间。


English: Why did everybody begin to laugh and sing?

Chinese: 大家为什么开始笑和唱歌？


English: Everybody began to laugh and sing because the big clock failed.

Chinese: 因为大钟出了故障，大家开始笑着唱歌。


English: What did the narrator do after hearing the shout?

Chinese: 听到喊声后，叙述者做了什么？


English: After hearing the shout, the narrator looked at his watch.

Chinese: 听到喊声后，叙述者看了看表。