新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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7 O/ \/ ?) @0 x$ x1 Q" E# M17. 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。
1 _# J( M1 N8 x4 z18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
& y8 k' ?) @/ w1 E! j/ ~        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.
% L6 G- S8 T  b        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。
6 i( u" R, S, j$ `2 V8 w: Z! y20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
2 Z" Z# Y, C! Q8 I4 @' r        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
4 q4 E+ \9 Y) C; o! Q7 A21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
' M. Z% C7 x7 ~- @+ H        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
1 b9 v: c! O/ p) B7 @22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
; t, W4 E; I# |! q3 g# O9 D3 G        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.
% n; N; P! K1 U' v  T: _9 a        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。
) I9 o* V2 }' B24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
' M" c( W7 \$ j% U' Z% ^0 e' 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.
4 }. n' J7 X# e        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
, W. y# e3 L" ~" r% s26. 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。
. O( J+ f- }. r! I$ {0 N+ l27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
& Q$ _4 p" ]1 T( Q3 j        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
3 V8 ]0 N6 V& y5 m+ ^; N28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
) q. a! h2 B+ n8 u) F' ]4 x4 L5 t8 a        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
9 R; V4 ]" g+ m  `* h2 R, D; y29. You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
3 {! B: z, G- K9 [        “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.
        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
, S3 d6 ^) `" }+ L2 v) O31. 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.
7 ]+ _. K8 E# `  s: P; u7 q        “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。”
: e% R. d, A2 o8 K33. 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.
        “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.
, |$ F' H- [6 b2 b% ~        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”