首页
登录
职称英语
George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the【B
George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the【B
游客
2024-02-05
45
管理
问题
George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the【B1】_______ of the English watchmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Today that【B2】_______ is almost dead. Daniels is the only man in the world who【B3】_______ his own watches, makes all the parts himself, and then puts them together. A Daniels watch is the product of his hands【B4】_______. One of his watches, which is now in an American museum, took 3,500 hours to【B5】_______. He usually makes one watch a year. Each one is written “Daniels, London”, and costs about $10,000. Of course, they are not【B6】_______ watches—they are very beautiful and will【B7】_______ at least three centuries. George Daniels has always been fascinated by clocks and watches. When he was five, he used to take his father’s clock to pieces, and put it back together again. At school he used to repair the teacher’s watches. When he was in the army, he repaired watches in his【B8】_______. After he had left the army, he became a professional watch-repair. Then from 1958 to 1968, he restored antique watches, and finally began making his own watches. He is now【B9】_______ famous and many people would like him to make watches for them. Most of them will be【B10】_______, he chooses his customers very carefully indeed. “It must be someone who understands the subject.” He says, “Not someone who will leave the watch in the drawer only to show it to dinner guests.” [br] 【B1】
George Daniels lives in London. He is a watchmaker. His work continues the (1) tradition of the English watchmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Today that (2) practice is almost dead. Daniels is the only man in the world who (3) designs his own watches, makes all the parts himself, and then puts them together. A Daniels watch is the product of his hands (4) alone. One of his watches, which is now in an American museum, took 3,500 hours to (5) complete. He usually makes one watch a year. Each one is written “Daniels, London”, and costs about $10,000. Of course, they are not (6) ordinary watches—they are very beautiful and will (7) last at least three centuries. George Daniels has always been fascinated by clocks and watches. When he was five, he used to take his father’s clock to pieces, and put it back together again. At school he used to repair the teacher’s watches. When he was in the army, he repaired watches in his (8) spare time. After he had left the army, he became a professional watch-repair. Then from 1958 to 1968, he restored antique watches, and finally began making his own watches. He is now (9) internationally famous and many people would like him to make watches for them. Most of them will be (10) disappointed, he chooses his customers very carefully indeed. “It must be someone who understands the subject.” He says, “Not someone who will leave the watch in the drawer only to show it to dinner guests.”
选项
答案
tradition
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3425487.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:Hi,ProfessorWhitaker.W:Oh,George,hello,comein,havea
[originaltext]M:Hi,ProfessorWhitaker.W:Oh,George,hello,comein,havea
[originaltext]W:George,lookatthelongwaitingline.I’mgladyouhavemade
[originaltext]W:George,lookatthelongwaitingline.I’mgladyouhavemade
[originaltext]W:George,lookatthelongwaitingline.I’mgladyouhavemade
[originaltext]W:George,lookatthelongwaitingline.I’mgladyouhavemade
GeorgeDanielslivesinLondon.Heisawatchmaker.Hisworkcontinuesthe【B
GeorgeDanielslivesinLondon.Heisawatchmaker.Hisworkcontinuesthe【B
GeorgeDanielslivesinLondon.Heisawatchmaker.Hisworkcontinuesthe【B
GeorgeDanielslivesinLondon.Heisawatchmaker.Hisworkcontinuesthe【B
随机试题
Bothofthemaretiredafterwork.[br][originaltext]M:Hello?W:Hi,it’sme!M:
Inmanypartsoftheworld,alienspeciesareharmingtheenvironmentandca
Wordonthestreetisthatgossipistheworst.AnAnnLandersadvicecolumn
阅读材料。完成题。 老舍《济南的冬天》原文 对于一个在北平住惯的人,像我
A.尿流突然中断 B.排尿困难 C.膀胱刺激症状 D.镜下血尿 E.肾绞
出生时就存在且永不消失的反射是A.拥抱反射 B.吞咽反射 C.握持反射 D
对组员发言中可能是散乱表达的信息,社会工作者要及时地帮助小结,如通过若干要点的归
(2017年真题)关于信托特征的说法,正确的有()。A.信托具有无风险性
应用建设工程数据库确定建设工程目标的工作内容包括()。A、确定建设工程数据库基本
关于施工图预算和施工预算的说法,不正确的有()。A.施工预算的编制以施工定额为
最新回复
(
0
)