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。
2 o) f" q( Z" x) {0 `18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
2 b% w  y& n  h3 }7 A( m        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
0 \( c# W: ]  W6 X% J& D+ P19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
7 a' [$ l* }1 C  Z( D  }6 A; i        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!
6 m8 A% @+ G4 i4 W3 x% x        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
5 t/ N% B9 u$ M7 ~" l; O9 Q' H21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
) F8 Y' W; z2 s5 y. k2 I8 `. h- {0 r        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。
6 k: I1 f, C; M1 t4 k7 I23. 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。
$ u9 N+ o. |/ u( o9 _25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
7 L0 U6 v7 X' P8 ]% I26. 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。
3 A/ Y7 Z8 P+ O, n9 z# R3 x27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
/ m! m2 t0 T6 m9 a1 e28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
$ z# x' z& W$ V1 N        “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.
4 s! ~( h) t( z1 e) k" V% Q, h        “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.
3 |  z5 Y9 J( o5 ]$ Z5 K        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
9 j# c, _6 U6 q7 c9 m        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
1 S7 V. S. {6 C8 y- x  w( W32. 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。”
* n' G9 s3 q+ f- w0 i33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
  r  v: T2 v* V& M        “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.
        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
' K' [! J$ n& `35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
8 z/ g1 K/ p& N) l, o        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”