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,
2 O* P1 `6 D7 @* i5 ~; x# W        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.
3 V' m1 R2 y6 P9 e7 H- s% \0 l  S        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.
% ?: G0 X+ r1 b, j7 V2 E4 w        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!
        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 E& }6 o  z" Z6 E21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
        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.
" d" O3 H/ L/ S9 P. n. G9 n        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
' J! s% ^4 W8 `3 c3 W25. '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.
; b. _: E0 F2 c# i$ y( u8 W3 R        “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。”
* }# Z0 K5 ?- l$ S! C# a( M28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
! H' E0 R% O# D2 f& m# D        “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.
" b4 S! L5 E# B6 r        “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。”
' U+ ^9 C1 u+ o% z31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
1 C' [6 O# N) T9 e9 K        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
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.
) B% h2 m/ J6 b  F2 x( `$ s        “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。”
6 e6 n) ^8 y* S0 m- g" j& D33. 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.
+ v" X" \  i1 g' R" [        “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.
# ^' m& ?; d5 a! c1 _& t        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”