We noticed that the minute hand did not move.

我们注意到没有。

The clock's minute hand, he added, is about 4.3 meters long.

他还说，这座钟的大约4.3米长。

He spent more than 90 minutes handing out diplomas and congratulating hundreds of cadets.

拜登参加的毕业典礼时长大约 90 钟，期间向数百人颁发证书并讲话。

When the hour hand points to 1 and the minute hand points to 12, it's 1 o'clock.

当时在1，而在12的时候，就是1点。

I looked at the wall clock just in time to see its black minute hand shift to half-past.

我看了看墙上的钟，它黑色的刚好跳到两点半。

This'll power the minute hand here, and then it's further reduced down in speed to power up the hour hand.

这将为这里的供电，然后它的速度进一步降低，为时供电。

The big minute hand did not move.

大没有。

The minute hand of the clock was already climbing upward towards eleven.

时钟的已经朝着十一点向上攀升。

Nicole tried to force the minute hand around on the station clock, but, " You agree" ?

妮可试图强迫车站时钟上的转， 但是，“你同意” ？

But inexorably, every thirty seconds, the minute hand of the electric clock above his bed jumped forward with an almost imperceptible click.

但无可改变的是，他床头电钟的外每三十秒就要发出几乎听不见的一声“嗒”，跳前一步。

The minute hand on the alarm clock reached the number twelve and, at that precise moment, the street-lamp outside the window went out.

闹钟的向了十二，几乎就在同时，窗外的路灯突然灭了。

So, soon they're scrubbing their hands every five minutes, or constantly checking the stove, or counting the exact number of steps they take everywhere they go.

所以，很快他们就会每五钟擦一次手，或者不断地检查炉子， 或者计算他们走到哪里的确切步数。

The minute hand started to move again slowly but stalled a second time at 10: 20 pm where it is reported to have remained for 90 minutes before the hands were reset.

据说钟停了90钟，直到被重设置，才开始继续缓慢地移，但是到了下午10.20的时候时间停滞了一秒。

For example, between 3: 06 and 3: 07, the minute hand is actually going to be at some point between those marks on the clock showing one of the infinitely possible times that the clock can represent.

例如，在 3: 06 和 3: 07 之间，实际上将位于时钟上的这些标记之间的某个点，显示时钟可以表示的无限可能的时间之一。

In a mechanical clock, that’s done with gears: A different set of gears connects the pendulum to the hour hand, the minute hand, and the second hand, so they each move a different, specific amount as it swings.

在机械钟中，这是通过齿轮完成的：一组不同的齿轮将钟摆连接到时、和秒，因此它们在摆时各自移不同的特定量。