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,
        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
1 {% x8 _" Q: t1 H4 ?' Z) Y0 N18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
. w( R; O+ z) Z  Q' y) O. H        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.
9 W7 ?8 C: R) P        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。
- d5 C2 l+ Y3 D, q20. 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！
4 c% K, ~& `9 Y* U2 Q. E21. 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.
        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.
: O& J; U5 S+ R        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。
8 ]4 [  O: u) L' g24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
4 R* W, Y( X1 ^* }        “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.
" o- O7 s, \- f- n  A        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
) I* K, t5 r9 O26. 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。
2 U! e( X$ o" j- }0 R/ k27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
5 J0 }- y1 b- S, ]5 w' _28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
) j) p9 s6 x' j8 G* g1 {! q- s        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
- E- N" v' F& V' f  r  C1 j! K29. 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。
/ ^8 j7 ^0 x0 e  t1 |( G2 K30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
9 r! d! T9 Y1 b) _1 J( S        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
% ]0 L* v5 B9 B& j+ n( b& _31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
7 G7 X: S5 q/ g; 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.
0 g4 m, m- D' |* j4 O- Z( 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。”
" g  H( H( U0 {  v. j33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
! j8 `- n6 I) |* O5 g& H% u        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
" F5 l, l  @3 u- P4 f( }" j34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
- w& s; ~* C: i5 z2 ]4 E7 K/ ~        “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.
+ s. R$ n* N: {* g' ]) u        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”