新概念英语 3
Lesson 2中级

Thirteen Equals One

十三等于一

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Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.

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我们的牧师总是在为各种原因募捐,但他从未筹到足够的钱修教堂的钟。那座曾经日夜报时的大钟多年前就坏了,自那以后一直沉默。然而一天夜里,牧师突然惊醒:大钟在敲钟报时!他看了看手表,一点钟,但钟敲了十三下才停。牧师拿着手电筒,爬上钟楼去看怎么回事。