When there were no clocks and wrist watches, it wasn't a trivial matter to tell the time.(在沒有鐘表的時候啊，報時是不能隨便的。)

She could not say how old she was or how many days were in a week, or even tell the time.(她也不能說出她多少歲，一星期有幾天，甚至說不出時間。)

C. Tell the time in another way according to the example.(仿照例句用另一種方式報時。)

He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle.(他點燃了蠟燭，因為通過計算著燃燒著的蠟燭剩下的部分就能推測時間。)

Can you tell the time by the sun or something!(你能根據太陽什么的來判斷時間嗎！)

As master watchmaker Peter Roberts observed: 'there really are no bad watches out there, because they all have to perform the same basic function and perform it well: tell the time.(正如大師級手表工匠羅伯茨(PeterRoberts)所言，其實并不存在不好的手表，因為它們都要發揮同樣的基本功能，并且也發揮得很好：顯示時間。)

A quick, 20-minute power nap can revitalize us just enough to carry on with the rest of the day, but any longer than that and our ability to tell the time goes out the window.(飛快地睡上20分鐘充電午覺，能恰到好處地讓我們恢復元氣、精神飽滿地度過一天剩下的時光，不過若是比這再多睡一會兒，我們就能明顯感到窗外的時間流逝了。)

I am writing to tell you that we were quite disappointed with your service. We had booked a table, but when we went there at the time as arranged, only to be told there were no seats available.(我想寫信告訴你，我們對你的服務非常失望。我們已經預訂了一張桌子，但是當我們按預定的時間去那里的時候，卻被告知沒有座位了。)

She's only five—she hasn't learnt to tell the time yet.(她才五歲，還沒有學會看鐘表。)

My four-year-old daughter cannot quite tell the time.(我4歲的女兒不太會看時間。)