Time and the Machine的意思|示意

The ntpd daemon runs in the background and can be configured both to supply time synchronization information and automatically update the time of the local machine according to a server.

ntpd 后台程序在后台执行，可以配置为提供时间同步信息和根据服务器自动更新本地计算机的时间。

"Sure." and Trevor hopped down the stairs after Lionel, only after turning around and eyeing the time machine.

特雷弗蹦蹦跳跳地跟在莱昂内尔后面，一起下楼梯，在转弯处，要张望一下时光机器。

The life of a machine and related amortization costs, are related to the amount of time the machine was running.

机器的生命周期和相关折旧成本，与机器运转的时间相关。

I bought a personal computer a month ago and spent a lot time reading the manual. But operating this machine is over my head. I may have to sell it if I can't find anyone to help me.

这个人说：“一个月前我买了一台电脑，化了好多时间来研究说明书。但是，看来要弄明白怎么用电脑对我来说实在是太难了。要是我找不到任何人可以帮我忙的话，我可能只好把它给卖了。”

I tracked all my tasks and timed them the week before he left, then used his machine and tracked how much time I was saving.

在他离开之前那一周，我自己记录了所有的任务完成时间，然后使用他的机器，又记录下了节省的时间。

Maybe one day someone living in the future will find the information on the invitation and use a wormhole time machine to come back to my party, proving that time travel will, one day, be possible.

也许在未来的某一天的某个人将发现邀请函上的信息，使用时间机器来到我的聚会，证明时间旅行时可能的。