For over a week digital clocks and watches in Sicily are complicating their owners by running more than 15 minutes fast, local media said.
The mysterious time changes caught the attention of two young locals, who set up a Facebook page calling for those affected to come forward.
One of the young men, Francesco Nicosia said: "I realised something was wrong when I started getting to work earlier. After some investigation I noticed that I wasn't the only one whose time goes faster, which is quite rare here in Sicily."
Explanations involving aliens, poltergeists, volcanic activity on Mount Etna and solar explosions have been put forward. Among the most credible explanations is electricaldisturbance caused by underwater cables.


俄新社援引意大利媒体6月11日报道称，过去一个多星期以来，西西里岛上的人陆续发现他们的钟表变快了15多分钟。

当地两个年轻人首先发现了这一异常现象，并在社交网站上提醒同样受到影响的人们注意。

一个名叫弗朗西斯科•尼科西娅的年轻人说："当自己需要更早就开始工作时，我意识到这其中有些问题，经过调查发现，很多人的电子钟表都变快了，这种现象在西西里岛从未有过。

对于这一现象的解释，有人猜测是外星人干扰，有人称有魔鬼在恶作剧，有人说是因为埃特纳火山的活动，还有人称是因为太阳活动。其中最可信的解释是海底电缆产生的电磁波干扰。

• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)
• mysterious [mi´stiəriəs] a.神秘的；难以理解的 (初中英语单词)
• investigation [in,vesti´geiʃən] n.调查(研究) (初中英语单词)
• electrical [i´lektrikəl] a.用电的；与电有关的 (高中英语单词)
• disturbance [di´stə:bəns] n.扰乱，骚动 (高中英语单词)
• sicily [´sisili] n.西西里(岛) (英语四级单词)
• volcanic [vɔl´kænik] a.(象)火山的；爆发的 (英语四级单词)
• calling [´kɔ:liŋ] n.点名；职业；欲望 (英语六级单词)
• affected [ə´fektid] a.做作的；假装的 (英语六级单词)