新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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6 Z+ z5 ]2 s4 a. S) C; j17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
! ?. Y0 l- n4 E5 ~18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
9 l. H/ c/ n( D        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
) o: T- V* _0 ?8 Y4 W5 Q) @+ Q19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
* P8 W* M% O: q& D2 R        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。
8 F& G, g+ f: N9 A8 }" y20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
% L3 c) [; S" m& g        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
2 d, z& y0 p6 @0 g7 R21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
        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.
( T3 V; Z5 N3 d! X: `& m# A        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。
; D; ^' w# x2 V3 p& F+ H, q# H! X24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
5 p3 [& A& x  k, k5 o- q26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
, _; ^+ R- r7 j6 l* ^& }+ c, t        “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。”
4 h  p- `2 E" U9 O+ {28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
9 Y8 j1 }3 q1 }8 a: e* X7 V        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
; i  K2 H7 O' o' Y& C7 x$ b29. You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
# r7 P+ F" B* x( ~6 |30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
( m: W. b, a, o3 [/ i/ H        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
" ]& k7 x+ H9 Q- H5 d: A  P# y4 t! Y31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
( C( P, }6 q/ s; L' |) h) l+ n        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
* O+ N! i0 N9 b' x32. 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.
        “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。”
5 p( ]7 O& J0 b7 v; y8 R  Y& e) E33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
0 p2 {: a) F; s6 J        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
7 |. P, _4 B1 j6 z3 D, d35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”