新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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# c5 _" H2 P8 ?. F$ Q17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
/ e8 f8 t% ]) H' J3 ~$ v        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
" a! x2 r$ @# W0 L0 j5 a18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
5 B% T. W, n: M% e        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.
        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。
( h$ M& l9 ]4 {4 S: N. X) R: B' a+ w20. 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！
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。
- x- w# Q" Q6 [. T) n22. 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。
+ B( W( C. |; b5 E% \; }23. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
! @  Z8 b# P; i- Z5 q( T6 R& W3 o        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.
6 b. e7 x/ T5 z, j        “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.
' D6 c: X5 e2 J- n% N8 q        “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.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
+ x) F' Q6 o$ u# P; X28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
( D# P6 f) O; Z+ c& S29. 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。
- R) E! a- U1 Y30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
; s/ A1 r8 P) [1 M        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
3 G- p5 E- ~! p8 O        “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.
9 `0 I! U7 l$ _! e5 W        “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! T; p" q/ z" t: `33. 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.
9 m( ?& C% n5 ^  q        “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。”