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,
8 v$ G' w6 C3 z! {% I. s* [2 l        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 `& E: X1 }+ K( M        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
/ H# ?6 @- w) ~% o- {  N; R19. 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。
2 O6 z8 b, w5 S20. 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！
5 a' c% _0 P5 i& H( c" h7 r21. 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。
22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
5 c8 J" E2 h; l+ g, u# K        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。
, y4 C0 m: {9 N+ I% `! c24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
7 [1 F% M+ Y% b! a$ _# D  p. m        “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.
1 {# d3 z; h& B( c- b: l        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
! F/ [$ a7 T7 l1 i9 A. |; r8 l26. 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。
) |& k' e- F) N' F; E$ y27. 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.
- ~  S! n$ O* o% o/ k! ], j        “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.
2 r" P7 Z7 ~! L, d& k" u        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
$ }. U- y. j" @' c3 |7 Q30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
& f9 ~& I- J" p0 N1 w        “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.
& c1 d# D4 Y" K        “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。”
, L, x: L+ h4 `$ H33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
" V9 I8 H0 v4 Y34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
5 {4 }- \/ @% v/ C1 J. d1 j0 d4 h        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
& _* N  b. T2 S35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
- ^3 P4 `, z6 @, F) D& V        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”