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。
) q+ P" n* c; y) j, [  F18. 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 A, |; @! k) D19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
8 w* |7 R) g$ F% b4 \8 `        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!
% h' `& W$ _7 Y  k        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.
' {' A! A+ \5 c8 }. |8 c        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。
- G. J' L0 P5 H6 G0 t24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
/ I. O: u4 ^- Y- N1 B/ g        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
  I: U7 n& h& S4 j7 }; }2 H25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
1 M5 L3 B: n3 \% }* p26. 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。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
  Z6 O$ h. N& t! V4 h        “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.
# J6 S7 T8 g/ x8 h) z        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
  d) i2 E. G0 k2 g  L+ [: H+ P, C30. 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。
) u1 {/ E/ Z" N* K( B  F  s32. 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.
, {* D: J1 p! M* ^0 H        “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。”
0 A7 D3 `% Q7 k( a6 A3 ~$ V33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
* t1 }5 Y6 K' S/ p# x/ o        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
: A9 A& ?+ l+ ?9 {. ~3 J34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
6 a& o" b, ]1 K& d        “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。”