No sooner did Peter remember it than he heard the ticking.
彼得刚想起来，就听到了滴答声。
He had ticked so long that he now went on ticking without knowing that he was doing it.
他已经滴答了很久，以致于他现在还在发出滴答声却毫不自知。
While we waited the taxi's meter kept ticking away.
我们等候时，出租汽车的计程器一直在滴答滴答地走着。
It seems to me that a compromise would be receiving the exam questions a day or two in advance, and then doing the actual test in class the ticking clock overhead.
在我看来，一个折衷的办法是提前一两天收到考题，然后在课堂上计时做实际的测试。
钟开始滴答了。
And she began ticking them off on her fingers.
她开始扳着手指罗列这些名字。
Meanwhile, global population is ticking skyward.
同时，全球人口剧增。
The clock started ticking at the South Pole on January 1.
一月一日在南极，钟表开始计时，发出滴答的声响。
These are things that — something's ticking over there.
有一些东西，有东西在嘀嗒走着。
More box-ticking and hoop-jumping will only make that harder.
更多的勾选和跳圈只会让它更困难。
Bank failures, almost unheard of in recent years, are ticking up.
近来很少听说的银行倒闭事件也发生了。
Without a parliament, the country is ticking along nicely—for now
在没有议会的情况下，这个国家运转得很正常——至少现在如此
Ticking off programs and statistics, he seemed supremely confident.
程序和统计了滴答地响，他似乎非常有信心。
At the very least, Paulson's unprecedented move defuses one ticking time bomb.
至少，保尔森史无前例的行为解除了一个一直可能随时爆炸的危机。
The clock may continue ticking for two weeks or so before a final price is reached.
这个钟表将会在达成最终价格前持续滴答两周左右。
It's amazing how a ticking timer can really get me moving. It's actually kind of fun.
令我惊讶的是一个滴答作响的闹钟可以真正让我感动，充满乐趣。
But the state remains responsible for keeping the overall macroeconomy ticking over.
但是国家仍然有责任维持宏观经济的稳定运行。
But once I'd composed myself I flirted with him a bit and got away with a ticking-off.
我一镇静下来就开始和他调情，他没有办法，责备了我几句就让我走了。
Much of what we do to wind down may relax the body, but the mind is still ticking over.
大多数的时候我们能放松我们的身体，但是大脑却依然在慢慢地运转。
He's chasing a ticking clock, chasing the ghosts before him -jordan and Magic and Russell.
他一直在追逐着一个一直在运转着的时钟，追着在他之前的那些灵魂——乔丹，魔术师和拉塞尔。
He admits a preference for transforming organisations, rather than keeping them ticking over.
他承认自己更喜欢改造一个组织，而不是永远停滞不前。
Leave a box in the corner, and when someone gets on, ask them if they hear something ticking.
在墙角放个箱子，等有人进来了，就问他们有没有听到表针的嘀嗒声。
They said new orders were flowing in, production was ticking up and their prices were rising.
新订单源源不断，生产加快进行，价格也有所提升。
At the same time, the clock is ticking and you may not have time to manage everyone's feelings.
同时，时间紧迫你可能没有时间来控制每个人的情绪。
Now consider noise. If a ticking clock disturbs you, buy one that doesn't tick, or use your phone.
现在考虑噪音：如果钟表的滴答声让你无法入睡，那就买一个不发声的，或者用你的手机来代替钟表。
Find yourself something that matches the rest of your decor and avoid a loud ticking clock at all costs!
给自己找一个和其他装饰品相配的挂钟，但是无论如何也不要找一个滴答声响亮的。
You tune in next week for the resolution because the mystery is ticking away in the back of your mind.
你一定会收看下周的节目，因为这个谜团已经深埋你心中。
We can practically feel it ticking away, marching on in the same direction with horrifying regularity.
我们可以实际地感到时间的流逝。 时间严格的按照它既定的规律运行，即持续性与不可逆性。
With the clock ticking and my oversized Russian fisherman looking ready to explode, he grabbed my hand.
时间一秒一秒的过去，大个子的俄罗斯渔民似乎要爆发了，他抓住了我的手。
With the clock ticking and my oversized Russian fisherman looking ready to explode, he grabbed my hand.
时间一秒一秒的过去，大个子的俄罗斯渔民似乎要爆发了，他抓住了我的手。
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