新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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5 y3 D8 n: i3 C# y' z) p17. 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.
. h! `" N: q$ q  t# X. B        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.
( N$ r9 r! d0 a0 A& Z& F        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 K* R- B7 h; C# `20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
' r  t0 q. B7 a+ O        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
1 u, o5 k- C) _& X& ^/ l' U21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
1 R7 |% ?8 ^3 z3 S$ f) J        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。
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.
! }" a3 `/ D# |' s) u) `        “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.
( Y0 q, ~  Q. Z. m" P        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
+ M# Y9 t3 p+ D0 M! G27. 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.
( D7 F/ {. J7 ?9 U: x        “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。
& K& M  b+ k! ^$ F30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
6 e  `0 \" c+ V        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。
& a/ E, A' I# Q6 b- S  {) g; g32. 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.
- W* C  A6 ?9 D' h7 A* n4 X        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
0 Y% F; P# T) v$ B! }! a, ?34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
! Z( {# h  z; c# v6 V( F        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
6 I$ F0 }+ z/ H# B0 d35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”