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,
5 i, s& l2 a$ [        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
6 O! D1 d  f/ x& y! s# K        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.
" S$ U  O0 I0 {: Z        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!
1 T8 ]  w+ h# X" L        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
! D5 u# u+ L* O# G% G# y- W5 d- E21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
6 ~" y# U& @, ~. r2 v1 M        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.
$ n; p7 \8 D# Y! U0 e        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.
        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
% F# R+ t) R! q; ]9 p- i25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
1 ?$ ~# ^* u3 n& e        “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。
3 h) K( T) J8 Y/ K7 H  n27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
' Z% i3 a/ B( G5 K1 m28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
0 \: w( y% M3 {) F8 n* W        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
! j6 y/ h( q. H' g4 [+ |' f* ?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。
30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
% A- ^. N) Y  M( N& p1 M5 t+ {        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
; u+ }6 ~+ k* l( d) z6 T31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
. y! {$ I* {+ Q, n32. 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.
; ?/ _# P- e: H5 R" X% s        “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.
, U' |+ m! l; Y  _        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
: I8 \* h& y" i( R34. 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.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”