新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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$课文2  十三等于一
* `& O* N6 X( _9 X9 Z17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
& v& ^5 @/ |) E5 t2 \3 b5 D18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
. y5 V. X2 M/ D; c$ Y, O        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
/ J9 P3 q) ?& h% ^19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
3 Y8 X3 }* P! l- e$ G: b" s        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。
  D/ ?6 Q7 |( c: ~  Y* ?20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
) y1 }& i& G. R% |0 s  M/ f        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.
        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
  K5 e5 t8 Y5 }2 T1 M8 Q22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
" j1 p8 z( w4 L% c( {        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。
24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
- S* x- C2 t+ j7 l, V6 ^9 Q' x- t        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
25. '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。
6 |: M. L' n6 r3 p9 Q! |# n3 O27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
" a7 p: l( Z  l& F) H        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
0 L* e) e5 I: }+ q' ]28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
7 L# d3 ~, y+ a2 j7 F9 L7 P29. 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.
6 g4 Y( U3 t9 }+ @        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。
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。”
33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
4 J8 [9 y- b1 [% _3 ?- \: @0 Y# I        “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.
        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
2 k0 X& k* e4 ~  f; p35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”