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。
; Q7 D8 m" [9 J$ R# s  C& N7 K  {! \18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
* g, D: ~% o0 Q19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
0 a. a) ?9 z# j. a8 G& P        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！
21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
/ L$ E2 S$ _4 i3 {2 l% S        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.
        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。
: a$ {- x  u, o* q24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
( u( L7 Y& M/ F  @, [- S        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
& i3 S) F: O5 ]- i' }) j+ U25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
2 E; v( e; T/ n4 ?* E7 s26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
8 Q! J$ ]7 C. t: c" c3 s        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
$ `( Z* l+ b; H1 Y* H9 O+ N27. 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.
( [, \2 G1 N7 X0 X) t. p        “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。
  D( J& d: I# Z$ }# H, j) N30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
1 ]; ]- J# w+ @# d% T. J        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
- _; a- C/ n8 w4 h        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
: ^+ a' e. F& Q5 l7 P1 ~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。”
3 h4 C5 n8 y; G$ x) Q# {+ m! I6 c% P. p33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
1 P, N3 p9 d- e; q$ r( h. |! u        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
/ F* a6 f4 G) T1 |$ t9 K! a& T) U34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
& B: q' V1 M9 h% |        “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.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”