新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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$课文2  十三等于一
; s, y/ d0 C( ?3 z4 T17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
/ W$ ~$ g5 n: S' h4 C) P18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
2 ]5 j6 S; [2 p        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
2 r. ?7 p1 a$ ~) ?19. 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。
6 ^2 T+ Y" F( a, U) v& n20. 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！
! u$ h/ ]; m$ _8 s21. 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。
& f. ~& _% i# I, f2 Q+ q, Y22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
3 d7 z2 W+ q7 K        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.
+ A5 O" M0 Z6 Z! i0 A        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.
* d2 ^) h9 i, Z& N( R; t3 Y        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
0 p4 w; V1 l- N% S26. 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。
6 w! ^5 m; T9 s9 A27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
& \9 @4 O2 y  s- Q& n* j5 E28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
/ B1 {1 r. l9 R* @        “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.
+ C5 q: D9 F6 J8 F/ b% Z        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
" s. B. O0 |5 x4 O30. 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.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
8 Y) P; `* ]4 s: X2 u+ w$ C! d32. 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.
0 r( ~2 U* H4 O. H) ?& |$ A        “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。
4 K+ B2 W8 {& |  U) Q9 j* `34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
4 R$ L+ X  ]* v! y& C        “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 _9 P' [0 b1 X# T. P        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”