新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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3 X2 m- J/ B8 P( N17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
7 @  M4 j5 N6 L: d" s% `& E6 G        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
2 ~2 _' o* ]: c: W! b. r* E$ U        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
5 e% _6 _! |3 [+ X+ \# i        教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。
20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
7 S% w9 ~! h) g3 r4 r        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
6 u& ^' w9 ^" r$ B0 G. |21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
; o6 K  t/ K( U2 R9 q- R        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
        牧师拿着一支电筒走上钟楼想去看看究竟发生了什么事情。
23. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
        借着电筒光。他看见一个人，马上认出那是本地杂货店主经比尔.威尔金斯。
& O: ]: _5 c- }' q- U% z24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
( L8 z: q8 `" J* p2 Z7 A        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
2 G! w. H5 W& ~, d: H0 \25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
: R: i2 f1 d) Y        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
. y, n' d( e( l/ a" u& n28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
. O3 H0 o5 {0 b! Z" d        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
/ V8 }; J! o, C, v+ b7 I+ [29. You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
% q! ^3 f$ ?3 W: T, N3 [8 s        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
9 Z4 w( q& k, y3 {; P30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
$ u$ \7 [2 ]# [" U        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
32. It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.
$ s/ |$ v# l# p. |        “不错，钟能报时了，但是，恐怕每到1点钟，它总要敲13下，对此我已无能为力了。”
33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
9 p5 \3 f$ z' Z/ `( {! U. u6 O( G34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
7 \' f; p. b2 y! u' r        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
$ T& V. ?2 c: ]- f35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”