新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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3 d6 T6 e1 |6 ^5 c17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
2 Z9 H7 u% G, `+ e        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.
        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
. ?0 g2 i. [8 ]+ \6 T7 g! D" _5 p19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
! i" ~4 \7 `7 I        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.
7 F( ?2 E( s+ W" w6 `2 M$ s        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.
# i. a% e1 g' `5 _' u% p8 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。
4 ]% w: D; g1 @8 v25. '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.
0 n1 |; S5 u/ K0 f% J. [, ^7 M/ J. C        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
: z0 n; m$ _  n7 @7 O/ U27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
; I- G' l' Q  @6 X! |6 `28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
. F8 H" C; n4 l1 H+ q" D0 ^& {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。
# k1 b& U; E4 @& |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。”
! l$ @1 O% a* n% e1 q# S: X  l/ B31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
% y: v+ J; T: s2 e* L# |: c& L5 h  A, }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。”
! o  E2 o0 }( S9 j2 H33. 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.
6 j3 g+ k! G3 N: F+ \" U/ m  ?$ c        “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.
7 z9 j. k4 Z7 J$ R7 L0 S( B: r        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”