新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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$课文2  十三等于一
" ^4 X( F6 K: p2 |: t# _  d8 m17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
% ^# [" I: G! W6 v" v% `; j        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
3 c4 o# j0 f6 g# q- g2 T! R18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
! C7 a7 e- V: ^        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
% b4 C& s% l) R" l19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
8 @9 ]8 [/ A; T, {2 M        教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。
2 |5 ^9 o# s6 p20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
/ A/ T9 h$ L& J& T! P2 C        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
9 B, i0 }4 n% E, ^% E" C! u: 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.
8 X9 `$ d9 m' j2 M+ v. ], W# Z        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。
  g0 `1 t8 {0 i1 s24. '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.
        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
( ~2 c( n$ Q$ C1 }3 T* C' |26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
( }4 \' q; |3 i3 F        “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。”
: |# o8 h% ]7 G" U6 z  t28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “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 m) [0 c3 V; q( A8 T1 f        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。
+ c: [8 Z# h% H; A% 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.
        “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。”
33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
4 h$ U6 |( ~7 G# S, |1 f        “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.
% M( u4 J  ?7 M! q! C/ Z! ^+ y        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
5 N/ e3 |' `" z3 a' |/ ?7 m35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”