新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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1 d3 i8 H# G) T6 [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( d6 `' i$ h( I" }        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
1 x; k, U- e- i. U9 Y6 v19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
( P( l+ F7 J4 \7 U6 c: f& R        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!
$ d: L  j. K, H, }3 N        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.
  ~/ D  S9 k# C/ h: P        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。
2 p  @7 F. r) M1 f! s4 D' N& N23. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
. I, {& m, G: F/ z: a4 C2 c  _3 B        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。
' U. n/ y! H8 k  A7 `# j2 S& Z" I24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
7 h! }( r( L  B, K        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
. v8 k. P0 H5 B' d/ A' z# m25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
; O, P; Q) E* F* J26. 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。
, t6 D* w0 G3 Q" `! \# l27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
. e/ c$ \" G3 Y. N' w( a        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
  z' _6 s5 L$ C3 z) K; k6 M28. '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 v, p. b& b7 k# D$ S+ t        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
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。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
; X1 l; ?( H& e, g  Q) n. _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.
        “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.
4 E  J# X" a+ f* C' n0 B3 F9 J        “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.
* A4 Y! [* S# d. l$ G/ ?/ H        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”