What first lured him to bell ringing?

是什么吸引他来敲钟呢？

The king of the country was also observant of it, and vowed that he who could discover whence the sounds proceeded, should have the title of " Universal Bell-ringer, " even if it were not really a bell.

这个国家的皇帝也听到了这件事情。他下一道圣旨，说无论什么人，要能找出钟声的发源地，就可以被封为“世界的敲钟人”——哪怕他所发现的不是钟也没有关系。

At midnight, temples rings their bells 108 times, in order to purify the 108 human sins that, according to Buddhism, cause human suffering.

午夜时分，寺庙里会敲钟108下，以洗清人类的108个原罪，佛教认为正是这些原罪给芸芸众生带来了烦恼。

I could think, if it was just chimes, said George.

“如果是敲钟，那我可以思考，”乔治说。

Not gold medals, not hero shots for Strava, not ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange, or owning the dinner party with Burning Man stories, I think you know who you are.

这一切勇敢行为的回报呢？ 不是金牌， 不是Strava上的英雄时刻，不是纽约证券交易所敲钟，也不是以讲述火人节事来主导晚宴。我想你们知道我说的是谁。

Legend has it that if visitors make it to the top and ring the bell on the exterior three times, a wish will be granted.

传说如果游客有幸登顶，且外面敲钟三次，就能实现一个愿望。

Thousands of South Koreans were expected to fill the streets of the capital Seoul for a traditional bell ringing ceremony near City Hall.

预计，成千上万的韩国人聚集尔市的街道，参加市政厅附近举行的传统新年敲钟仪式。

No one rang the bells at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, as would have been done with a serving pope.

没有人梵蒂冈城的圣彼得大教堂敲钟，这是任教皇应该做的事。

Plenty of firms have less involved celebratory rites, like ringing bells or banging gongs when they hit certain sales milestones.

许多公司的庆祝仪式没有这么复杂，比如当他们达到某个销售额里程碑时，是敲钟或敲锣。

Upon hearing this, the old clock became so enraged that it was upon the very point of striking.

听到这，又恰逢敲钟的节骨眼上，老钟顿时怒火中烧。

So now he got the place of " Universal Bell-ringer, " and wrote yearly a short treatise" On the Owl" ; but everybody was just as wise as before.

他总算得到了“世界的敲钟人”这个职位，因此他每年写一篇关于猫头鹰的短论。不过大家并没有因为读了他的论文而变得比以前更聪明。

Now the bell is struck by a big wooden ram in the shape of the wheel.

用于敲钟的是一根轮状的大木锤。

The reason being that some time ago, the bell ringers were practising.

原因是不久以前，敲钟人练习敲钟。

So share some of the skills you found out you needed in case any of our listeners also have a dream to be a bell ringer.

我们的听众中可能会有人想成为敲钟人，那请你分享一些工作中发现需要的技巧吧。

So you are looking to see where they are looking, to see where you should be ringing.

你要看他们的目光哪里，从而判断你敲钟的位置。

You get to go up to the bell tower and ring the bell.

你可以去钟楼敲钟。

At the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, you’ll strike the gong.

香港证券交易所，你会敲钟。

Ring the bell and the dogs come.

敲钟即唤犬。

Fox on clocks on bricks and blocks.

狐狸砖块和木块上敲钟。

I was always forgetting to ring the bells at the right time.

我总是忘记正确的时间敲钟。