新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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& y7 V4 w! m5 x$ |2 A17. 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。
# d5 g) o  ?% B+ w% I18. 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。
  h) j$ L) H# M. H19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
$ _) I5 n- Z$ J; |) I+ g, W        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。
! y/ c4 ], `4 w; _3 t( W3 j20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
6 W2 _7 o5 U- D, i1 ?% y1 p; j        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
" j* \( c8 f8 u2 N21. 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.
4 e& y7 t3 x2 n' A, M        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。
9 u* P8 J$ c5 ~  C24. '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。
25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
: C( p1 }5 a0 l8 ?/ J/ b( k" l        “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。
! ~# w8 {+ E! Y% Y1 j4 h5 U27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
8 R$ P1 n0 q. O+ V        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
" y5 o3 n* E! P. K+ r& ^% U/ v28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “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.
9 C. s) Y* e2 C3 a1 a$ g8 v        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
" \' |. l) e4 R* F* Q30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
2 x, y  Q5 P' E2 E+ L: u* s        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
' t( u9 P1 k1 X& B: K31. 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.
        “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。”
# i3 i& ]) y9 M- 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.
3 N8 \  X' S6 q* L        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
* ~* P( j  k  J  w" L& P- c6 ^/ |35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
) c% x  X. g! X, |) J, N        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”