Passing Trains
Let us suppose that eastbound trains pass our town every hour on the hour, whereas the westbound ones pass by at a quarter past each hour.
假设东向车每小时整点经过我镇, 而西向车每小时过一刻经过这里.
(every hour) on the hour: at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00,etc.每小时的整点
whereas: but(used to show an opposite or different fact, situation, etc.)但是, 而, 却
---They want a house , whereas we would rather live in a flat.
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