滴答地响

Smee," he said huskily,"that crocodile would have had me before this, but by a lucky chance it swallowed a clock which goes tick tick inside it, and so before it can reach me I hear the tick and bolt.

斯密，"他沙哑地说，"那条鳄鱼本来早该把我吃掉了，幸亏它碰巧吞下了一个钟，钟在它肚里滴答滴答响；所以，在它挨近我以前，我听到了那滴答声，就一溜烟逃跑了。

While we waited the taxi's meter kept tick ing away.

我们等候时，计程车里的计程表一直在滴答地响着。

Smee," he said huskily,"that crocodile would have had me before this, but by a lucky chance it swallowed a clock which goes tick tick inside it, and so before it can reach me I hear the tick and bolt.

斯密，&他沙哑地说，&那条鳄鱼本来早该把我吃掉了，幸亏它碰巧吞下了一个钟，钟在它肚里滴答滴答响；所以，在它挨近我以前，我听到了那滴答声，就一溜烟逃跑了。

It goes back to what I told you...

现在回到我告诉过你的。。。

With a supporter in Mr Charest and an admirer in Mr Dumont, Mr Harper may be encouraged to call an election himself.

由于在沙雷那边有个支持者，杜蒙那边有个崇拜者，鼓励哈珀为自己举行一次选举。