新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
% z+ }! F: d  ^* k# u8 h) R        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
0 Q; L8 l# U5 u7 [, V: V4 p18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
) j9 _+ |; q# d& O* l        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
5 i  @+ j3 L+ e* H& s/ U6 U$ h19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
  a) o/ r8 D2 [* r# X  r% V/ _        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!
8 ~( L6 v$ C# z        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
; N  D* l& Y3 R" y. Y( P2 N21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
- s8 s" p% i& `: m        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
: c" ?/ d  _4 V7 Z: U22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
) i' b9 S1 ^1 `- ]+ \        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。
; ~7 g9 s. c4 G% d/ ^6 m/ G24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
! r: k9 Z1 l- Y1 U# q        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
0 ^7 ?6 J' O/ m2 T( n% c8 e25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
! a. A1 d* `% Q* n* X. \7 H- M4 W        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
" U: ~  [9 [4 D- t# ?" Q- k26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
        “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.
3 _* d! Y$ l/ k/ P9 h! f/ u2 ]        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
  C3 U$ b- c) v' k4 c# `( u        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
8 ^1 }! T4 F/ J; O( i29. 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。
30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
# X0 C# t' H3 B+ l/ B5 N  X" b) `, q        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。
0 I+ I1 H* B: x/ f) x4 T32. 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.
5 K, |  ^; g% x1 `0 Z  i        “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。”
$ g5 y9 ^8 j/ f& N5 q% j33. 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.
& q& T0 e; l  K  q$ ]4 R        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
$ `" [9 O, E7 y" `" G5 U$ t; _35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”