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A: My watch always gains¹ ten minutes a day.

B: That's funny. My watch always loses ten minutes a day.

A: No kidding.

B: I am serious. Every morning I set my watch by the radio, but it still loses ten minutes.

A: You know what you can do?

B: Throw it away and buy a new one.

A: No, you don't have to. You only need to put your watch back ten minutes every day.

B: So you put your watch back ten minutes every day?

A: Yes, that's what I am doing.

B: Why bother²? Just buy a new watch. It doesn't cost much. Besides, I just can’t put up with this thing any more.

1 gains   

n.利润( gain的名词复数 )；[土木工程]腰槽；获益v.获得( gain的第三人称单数 )；赢得；增加；（钟、表）走快

参考例句：

• to pay capital gains tax 缴纳资本收益税
• You may well participate with us in our gains. 你们完全可以跟我们共享利益。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bother   

vt.烦扰，迷惑；vi.烦恼，操心；n.麻烦，纠纷，讨厌的人

参考例句：

• Don't bother about getting dinner for me.别为我做饭麻烦了。
• You needn't bother to lock the door.你不用费心去锁门。