新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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7 x3 P* m4 d* S) @- F7 ?% |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。
18. 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。
9 t' H- P( [! R8 U19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
        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。
' F  r1 h1 A: g5 N* r4 Y& w20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
% J2 b! @7 s3 t! D  T7 f- B        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
* t# L; u; o/ F0 y$ M2 j21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
+ ~% Z& G1 |) y6 O4 ~9 X        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.
7 I# g3 d& P7 Y5 f4 P        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。
25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
$ v4 \3 F& X: _        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
6 W) v$ }2 e+ s) t' I( v* C( w1 c26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
& H: @+ D2 A8 y& D        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
2 d, R4 D. K: }27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
5 C- j" Q: I, j4 A2 c7 V8 [& l( J        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
3 j9 X8 @! E9 c, Z7 C: V        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
5 _5 n6 ]& r- D. w& R: J29. 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。
& i1 ?9 K" j2 k2 W30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
' G+ m5 J  _6 q; k; K( |# B- f3 ~( Y        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
* ~* H5 K; P. B  Y31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
$ \0 B6 u$ J! ?0 [$ d        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
" p1 C3 U/ S2 T( {7 ~2 Y* w, n32. 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.
+ w' b* b8 |5 k  Y        “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。”
% v: W4 k$ y4 w33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
* `# }4 V  ]; Y$ x34. 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.
9 x* Z1 l! @% p6 o        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”