I'm Cheering the clock on

　　There was a football game on TV last Saturday evening. The game was between a Spanish team and an Italian team. I sat in front of the TV at 7 o'clock, when the game just began. An hour later, my wife came to join me. She seemed to be absent-minded while she was watching the game. As the time clock showed one minute, forty-two seconds left in the game, she began cheering enthusiastically, "come on -- get going!"

　　Since she had never been a football fan, I looked at her in surprise and asked which team she was cheering for. "Neither," she replied. "I'm cheering the time clock on."

　　上周六的晚上，电视上播放了一场足球赛，是西班牙队对意大利队。7点钟，球赛刚一开始，我就坐到了电视机前。一个小时后， 我的妻子也坐到了电视机旁。妻子在看球赛的时候一副心不在焉的样子。当记时器显示比赛还剩1分42秒时，她突然异常热情起来，“加油，加油!”

　　她从来都不是球迷，我吃惊地望着她，问她支持哪个球队。“哪个也不支持，”她答道，“我在给钟表加油。”