新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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; g2 B% N" C4 d5 W3 l17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
0 O, ?$ _# [' ]; z& `: J3 L& P  J        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
, d6 t4 Q/ q: p: p- e0 n18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
$ R3 b3 ^5 V) Q9 i7 @( o        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.
        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。
0 A3 [/ h4 @! T% O20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
# R6 Z- S. ]  j! {$ U. C( W5 V4 i& a        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
8 C" F, K( r. u        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
9 ~7 f3 G5 G! G22. 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。
1 ?0 V) O5 D' d/ c23. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
; [  l# L8 x3 s' o9 O        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。
24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
; @4 C9 c6 Y% Z; S8 b% D( T0 i$ |        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
! d& T  ^- [; N, s7 {! t5 z25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
5 f# T" H: H  Y) g5 Z4 j" _/ b        “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.
) ~, Z5 `: q; X$ F, h        “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。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
& v. u% `# R+ 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。
30. 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.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
) C0 ^) H! h% F( ~7 `0 A32. 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.
' o4 F% k* a: x- w4 I, Z        “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 y* |( z% H/ X" P* z* N# a34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
& V- L$ L2 M( v4 l9 N& d, E        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
; E8 ?. O. ^! d1 @. S! U. e35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
, E& h! k" Q7 m0 j3 l3 Q        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”