新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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' D( t0 D+ B. q- X17. 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。
+ l+ r, ~' r) g5 N8 d18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
7 y0 n+ q4 t' B8 @" P        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.
( Y- u: S) r4 g) L  W# z        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。
) g" S, b: O9 f9 U1 O20. 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！
21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
% ]5 T$ {, p6 D+ O; R( n* {5 e        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
4 V7 I+ p* z* N% V/ Z3 b7 q/ ]2 h22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
4 C; X. f& Z3 _  Z4 [        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. c1 H% I8 A23. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
) w7 L# w3 O8 |( W5 l        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.
/ A0 {9 R2 f* B8 M, v: r% E        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
; @: Y! n" p! a& y( A) T25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
2 t# O) ?% j( m* \- L% {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。
7 d0 h0 f5 w- Z+ P27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
# d. Z* w0 T' [) O0 }7 j* p* B        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
& ~+ u" X# `6 d! [& f. h        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
& t) B+ c' d  K$ E3 L& g) ~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.
  j8 s+ f$ E' j& p3 o9 j        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。
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.
4 C% r, P) |6 c& |% r" k  Y9 R        “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。”
$ B9 V& a) e4 K! d# f8 l33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
; ~3 q5 t2 b0 [. f8 Z# N! r" O* h        “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。
35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”