新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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5 `  i* }8 I7 x6 d  a" n: ^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。
18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
. b; Q/ h( M5 H$ G' W8 [: o# 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.
4 j' s$ Q9 _/ O$ Y5 |1 K        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。
8 @1 {) s$ I7 ^! Y20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
. n6 X, G! Q" ~: }        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.
        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.
9 n: f1 j$ H/ ~8 K6 S        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.
! W" {6 B, e. V. Y+ e        “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.
        “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.
: l& e/ l) S6 S        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
. x- s9 i! K. J; J0 q( I& p        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
* X5 K% Z9 f9 ]: E& P29. 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。
; H$ I7 f' k9 q% h4 c30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
1 \4 H9 {0 ?5 m' w31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
7 b4 Z8 o+ c( P4 A+ E  x& W) F        “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。”
33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
' x" @, w" R( G/ j6 F: w        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
- J6 L0 ?. L8 [! a34. 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。”