新概念英语第三册英音版 02－Thirteen Equals One

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[00:01.51]Lesson 2
[00:03.35]Thirteen equals one
[00:11.83]Was the vicar pleased that the clock was striking? Why?
[00:19.22]Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
[00:23.91]but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
[00:29.67]The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night
[00:34.15]was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
[00:39.65]One night,however,our vicar woke up with a start:the clock was striking the hours!
[00:47.65]Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock,
[00:52.20]but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
[00:56.70]Armed with a torch,the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
[01:03.46]In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure
[01:07.03]whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins,our local grocer.
[01:13.50]'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
[01:18.59]'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
[01:22.24]'I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
[01:25.95]You see,I was hoping to give you a surprise.'
[01:30.22]'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
[01:33.90]'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
[01:37.75]Still,I'm glad the bell is working again.'
[01:42.30]'That's the trouble, vicar,'answered Bill. 'It's working all right,
[01:47.03]but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times
[01:51.60]and there's nothing I can do about it.'
[01:54.92]'We'll get used to that,Bill,'said the vicar.
[01:57.77]'Thirteen is not as good as one,but it's better than nothing.
[02:02.21]Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.'