After decades of discussion, quibbling(吹毛求疵的争论) and worrying about clocks in computer systems, the world’s official timekeepers have voted to replace what many viewed as a tiresome(令人厌烦的) correction: the leap second. It’s time, they say, for the leap hour.
经过数十年的讨论、争论以及对计算机系统时钟的担忧，全球官方计时机构投票决定，取代许多人眼中令人厌烦的校正方式：闰秒。他们表示，是时候采用“闰时”了。
Delegates from 69 countries cast their votes(投票) on Thursday at a conference in France of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures(国际计量局), which ensures the world sticks to the same standards of time, weight, distance and more.
来自69个国家的代表周四在法国举行的国际计量局会议上投票，该机构负责确保全球在时间、重量、距离等方面遵循统一标准。
The decision to adopt the leap hour from next year aims to reduce the risk of computers and other technical systems tripping over as their software grapples with minutes lasting 61 seconds – and, worse, 59 seconds – instead of a round 60.(决定从明年起采用闰时，旨在降低计算机等系统因软件处理61秒或59秒的分钟而出错的风险。)
决定从明年起采用“闰时”，旨在降低计算机及其他技术系统因软件需要处理61秒——更糟的是59秒——而非整数60秒的分钟而出错的风险。