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。
) P7 G  }. ?& {6 q- ^/ m18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
3 R9 h4 T5 `2 S        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.
" t0 o' f0 h: v8 K2 ]; @        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！
! B9 y! H4 n4 L6 D4 e$ r21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
; _0 Z# E  ?+ y4 j5 S  S4 E; c' W  ]        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。
( Y7 ~% ^/ E: E! B# R$ O6 [23. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
* x; ]4 G# w9 f4 P        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.
7 t$ I& {7 t; X% M3 _  h. K        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
. e: C! b+ F  G6 F* u# \! ]25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
  _+ ?# J+ n3 d' k! [( ~: F        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
9 _% i: B8 D+ i7 i  Y' s" i  C1 b- k. L* r26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
1 ^7 {/ p& Z2 _- H+ x8 X6 P        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
0 S- G9 A. A  ]0 F  j5 a27. 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.
        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
9 M8 L" H0 m/ K. d) q0 l7 N29. You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
1 |6 \5 j4 W; R# W' }        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
# I# L0 Z4 U! t% y; |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。”
6 R+ B1 I3 Q/ i" O3 \) C6 w31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
% _, W4 G4 k% x        “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.
8 n: c4 E3 a% d% g& C2 g5 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。”
33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
: ]( Y% z  _2 j9 @. @( T+ z        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
  j1 T, x) G6 W" `5 \- X34. 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.
% J. z" r, Z/ P" p! v$ O; _        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”