新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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& }, h3 u; Y. Y7 l. c4 K$ {; D17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
" l% C7 G9 j6 F9 G7 V: A. f        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
* u1 p- n6 H- @9 H8 t1 k& V18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
9 t: Y: D  v0 d3 u: r% H        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.
1 F! Q0 x! u8 r+ H0 \  q' f# z1 G        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.
        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
, B  }4 E7 b* S8 z1 Z4 v: I22. 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.
7 R1 I. L# _" ~, m" q' c0 S( g0 _        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.
6 P( j3 l, j8 k# q& }        “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。
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.
) J% K: _. v6 W        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
/ R& t, V& f( @! Z. P1 y29. 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.
0 H8 h( }, e, d* j( w5 j  N        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
1 f+ U- L$ E& o3 T& x31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
$ x: t$ T% [6 S9 r  z7 `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.
0 f9 \8 `3 X" v. ?0 C9 E* r        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
8 x$ N8 Q% n6 h34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
1 o+ C% E) i$ j9 X6 b) r+ ~        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
. ~9 O( ~$ Z6 k/ p  @7 f35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
; S+ y; V1 e, v        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”