新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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+ p9 ?2 H) J: ]/ e( w' G17. 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。
5 @( Y+ w5 X( F% @2 m% v$ I' b18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
4 u1 @* U( T0 G9 P% D3 B. A        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
6 [' }, L4 C0 F5 s: g( A  b- `19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
0 N( G$ ]+ c7 @% G1 O# I2 e& X+ j        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！
3 U; ]8 |; y. Z# X, H21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
! N6 y3 m2 D. }+ M6 Y) L  }4 i7 @        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
7 J4 c+ ^# u" \; p  x& F22. 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。
; X2 O# G6 T9 D/ {24. '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。
1 f5 u+ U6 E7 V/ g5 T: q; h+ i+ c; D25. '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。
+ W1 E* b1 ]6 J/ a# u2 `' ?  M, g) y27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
% H" y& ^0 }$ ~        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
* U/ `! Y) ^1 n# k9 U! ]! _/ N( h' Y        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
* `2 t7 T. [$ E* r+ d1 D  i29. You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
, @! R% |9 u! k( b, |+ [        “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.
  o3 g2 \7 B" X& ]. T; h" b* W7 E9 g        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。
$ |4 L7 X2 G; Q. _" R) J4 O) G32. 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 U- I' H& k6 Z0 e3 \4 O& K        “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。
34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
9 B! _; \- @/ t9 i4 R: V; t        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
( }8 O* e5 b4 n8 K% ^* q# t, ]/ G        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”