手表维修
01 There must be something wrong with the works.
肯定是机械装置出故障了。
解析 ▲ the works在此处指“机械的可动部件”，此外works可作集合名词，指“工厂”，如a steel/cement works（钢厂╱水泥厂）。
学学这样说
1. I forgot to wind my watch up. 我忘记给手表上发条了。
2. The watch's battery is worn down. 手表电池没电了。
3. Her watch got wet when she was washing clothes yesterday.
她昨天洗衣服时，手表进水了。
4. I broke his wristwatch. 我把他的手表弄坏了。
补充短语
wind up 上紧发条，使结束
wear down 磨损，损耗，使疲劳
02 The watch must have stopped several hours ago.
手表肯定几个小时前就停了。
解析 ▲ must have done表示对过去发生事情的肯定推测，指“一定，肯定”。而表示对过去发生事情的否定推测并非是在't have done。
学学这样说
1. Her watch has run down and needs repairing. 她的手表停了，需要修理了。
2. I never know the right time because urate.
因为我的表不准，所以我从来不知道准确的时间。
3. It seemed my watch didn't keep good time. 我的表似乎不准。
4. andard. 我的表走快了。
补充短语
run down （机器或设备等）逐渐损耗，效能降低
keep good time （钟、表）走得准
03 You'd better do something about your watch.
你最好修修你的表。
解析 ▲ do something about此处指“修理，修整一下”，此外该词组还可以表达“想法子；想办法处理”的意思，如：Do something about it. Don't just stand there.（想想招儿吧，别只是站在那里。）
学学这样说
1. I'll get my watch repaired tomorrow. 明天我要去修表。
2. He has someone repair his watch. 他让人给他修表。
3. Can you repair the watch for me tomorrow? 你明天能帮我把表修好吗？
4. He needs to find a watch shop. 他需要找个钟表店。
随机测验
He had to spend some money again ______ his watch repaired.
A. having B. have C. had D. to have
翻译
他又要花些钱去修表了。
答案：A
提示：本题考查spend... (in) doing sth这一固定用法，因此答案为A项。