新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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$ H7 b: |" ]% [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.
        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
  ~6 |& q6 X) f, M: S3 I( e19. 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。
8 ?, l( T1 \, k3 r5 }( ?7 n3 y20. 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.
$ J0 T, \& k( }        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.
2 b; s' B7 z8 S8 _  I9 z1 E3 `        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。
0 g( z+ N+ I$ f5 R4 Z( g0 ^2 w23. 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.
        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
; a! \' S( D. r* Y1 {: M% F25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
) E! C+ d( E& z9 U$ G0 u        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
0 B$ v& C5 K' {" V6 L. b26. 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。
27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
3 D$ W/ I4 R& {+ k7 K6 B28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
# U  M( h1 Q) @: v3 S7 ]        “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.
        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
8 B. m  t. v! Q- N# r; O" F30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
3 [* G. b8 |& s- k! p( q        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
9 I9 g# M3 [3 x+ ?+ R/ D31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
* ]/ T: t/ o( F6 a32. 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.
) C. L' J2 u/ V3 o8 e5 l8 b        “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.
# P( i. h) y0 Q7 M; B8 L        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
4 ^. Q  m7 {  ?: x/ z% q( M34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
3 U  l: v- S3 g' [; B# @5 J) |5 a        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
* g; ~* C0 r2 \& K- }35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”