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,
" Q& b  X( y7 S; u; b5 l- 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.
" \4 Q2 I" E, H. k+ ~4 X  X        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.
7 t& Z* y! k( l2 ~" s        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。
0 i1 o- {2 h0 z6 H20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
3 a8 t6 X' g! z! \        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
8 L- k' P1 h- \0 |5 ~21. 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。
2 T5 f; E% F: W9 Z; J: o) n7 h22. 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.
7 Z5 g& \7 G. ^  d        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.
/ I. ~3 k8 q6 ~, k5 T        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
+ E) {3 l% i& O25. '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.
        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
2 o% H. V' N) H+ Y; i27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
1 E$ v0 t7 D+ {3 J! P28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
# q! }+ ?' }6 F! F6 y        “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。
30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
5 @2 X$ r' T: ^2 T1 @        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
6 v* Q/ p- S5 M$ w2 a3 X4 d31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
& y+ {4 {! s5 W0 R+ ^, t        “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.
        “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。”
8 e6 P' o3 G- `/ x- R$ p3 ~4 @33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
3 S5 A$ x9 O4 ]! I9 M        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
" r( U5 s/ O4 y3 H8 c7 s$ D34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
$ c1 O* g+ v1 i# C        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
% A: q2 Z) t. U35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
- V  D. P8 b* f& |  U        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”