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,
        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
: E( d# U* W4 k# w& o. V, P/ _18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
# l, [/ r, f9 l- l1 B! R1 V1 f2 n        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.
, R1 O" X8 c. Y& \        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!
        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
9 J- m5 a  a5 C21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
3 \0 U1 k4 _9 r9 q& K        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
3 t1 G2 Y3 u5 \8 V7 p9 G22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
4 G1 P5 C4 m  R        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.
9 o# R: p/ s: U- x        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。
" y% r* S: }1 J/ ~8 D2 \24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
7 ?" I9 i) ^% z  v) F1 l        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
0 J- [; _. Q. k+ t  y25. '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.
        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
" [8 n  t1 \1 i" a7 |; a4 C3 W; p27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
! Z8 m7 x5 r$ k% \8 L        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
29. 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。
' F/ B! z" U' L/ d6 v% V30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
+ A$ {2 ^  b7 F0 U        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
( ]; e& _: u4 L( `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.
        “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。”
8 }  y) J- s1 Y2 ?; P# K33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
( A6 [* z+ O" d8 d) ?! \34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
6 L% R* _; \  Q7 ]35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”