新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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* G* h# d0 K' s17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
4 V% K; ^$ F: m        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.
9 Z% M5 X& ?: K  F  ~8 ?        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
. f  E7 i' }" l3 n19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
, Y% l6 ~, a; I$ R" O* N        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!
" w" @4 W% }' l        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.
        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。
8 `; ~0 Q6 j2 [. x4 T6 |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。
1 i4 h6 L5 P9 v7 O* A24. '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。
+ E5 S2 ?( O$ \25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
9 g) W& a$ q$ q5 K) r% D        “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。
27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
  m; y+ _: G" s. H4 S, Y$ X        “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.
# e- L5 l" }& ]  O7 Q        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
2 E0 p4 Z5 `8 J8 q' ]6 x30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
1 r/ n( e7 {7 L* t6 b+ l( q        “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.
$ X! B9 [! V  y8 r' T+ Q        “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.
        “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.
  P$ F% o0 B& b        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
$ T1 o/ Q  T8 }$ d35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
9 o+ m9 d1 W. ?7 z7 |  u  A# l- ?        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”