新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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* s/ B  V/ L7 o% K+ t( q17. 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。
* i! h1 H8 u1 r) h% M- q$ _8 o9 h18. 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。
+ x. O) `# @) f; l19. 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。
* z2 X% G: b% A20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
  |& D  n( L  ~7 g3 V( d        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
9 R. L3 f+ f+ F6 \4 U21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
5 L$ y/ L% M! }) L% D( L9 X$ f        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
$ a/ I6 K/ g; |. M! e. f& |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.
# J. L0 d) `4 Y" u' y& B9 ]" W        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。
5 R- @, O. m) {! u0 W3 R. w* H. T24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
, @( }  |& u/ R2 Z        “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.
) ~+ q! ?" V( o6 Q' F1 h- T& r9 }        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
, C' a  J; x/ g26. 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。
& g: e4 `! V9 W9 k0 o$ k27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
8 Q& p/ G5 V7 a$ C; r' _28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “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.
% A7 t) f. v, i0 E% j        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
; h0 b+ C5 h+ j30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
/ d1 ]$ \% I9 |- w% j% q, B; O0 F31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
4 v$ @; K. K9 r; T0 R# S2 j" c+ l        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
$ h/ N  K$ I1 m% o32. 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.
/ A7 `  t0 b& a  B        “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。
+ s0 a% K( w/ t; B  Y, R35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”