When we talk about someone's timekeeping, we mean their ability to achieve things on time.

当我们谈论某人守时时，我们指是们按时完成事情能。

So, let's talk more about people's timekeeping – that's their ability to do things on time.

那么，让我们来谈谈人们守时能，也就是们按时做事能。

In the days before our modern systems, timekeeping was no simple task.

在现代社会之前日子里，计时可不是件容易事。

No timekeeping devices, no phones, no books, nothing to write on, no windows.

没有时钟、手机或书籍，没有任何可以书写东西，也没有窗户。

But your body's timekeeping is tuned to the broad patterns of day and night.

但是你身体计时被调整到白和黑夜宽泛模式。

But therapist Philippa Perry might be able to explain your more relaxed attitude to timekeeping.

但是治疗师菲利帕·佩里也许能解释你对守时所持更放松态度。

But you have no internal timekeeping device that can accurately sense the passage of seconds, minutes, or hours.

但是你没有内部计时装置可以准确地感知秒、钟或小时流逝。

So, let's talk more about people's timekeeping-that's their ability to do things on time.

所以我们再来谈谈人们守时问题——即们按时做事能。

While other animal deities and demons often raise havoc, the timekeeping zodiac animals have been orderly and down to earth.

当其物神和恶魔经常掀起灾难之时，十二生肖时间记录物们则井然有序，脚踏实地。

No one really knows how John Harrison got so good at making clocks, but he was a self-taught timekeeping genius.

没人真正知道约翰·哈里森怎么能如此擅长制作钟表，而是个自学成才计时才。

But most of the time, we do not show a difference between the two forms of timekeeping in everyday speech.

但在大多数情况下，我们在日常语言中并没有显示这两种计时方式区别。

" Timekeeping is important to me." That's good.

“守时对我很重要。 ”那挺好。

Timekeeping is important to me. Until next time, bye bye.

计时对我很重要。下次见， 再见。

That amount includes the cost of operating the timekeeping stations.

该金额包括计时站运营成本。

But if timekeeping is not what you're good at, don't stress.

但如果计时不是你擅长，不要紧张。

The element needed to have long-lived and high frequency electron oscillation for precise, long-term timekeeping.

该元件需要具有长寿命和高频电子振荡，以实现精确、长期计时。

So what’s the reason behind this quirky timekeeping?

那么这种古怪计时背后原因是什么？

Our approach to face design begins with a deep respect for the history of timekeeping.

我们表面设计方法始于对计时历史深深尊重。

Likewise, river time and other timekeeping systems we're developing may encourage environmental awareness.

同样，我们正在开发河流时间和其计时系统可能会鼓励环保意识。

It wasn’t until society became interconnected through fast-moving railways that cities needed to agree on exact timekeeping.

直到社会通过快速移铁路相互联系起来，城市才需要就精确计时达成一致。