New concept English Lesson 9
Flying cats 飞猫
How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?
从很高处落下时，猫是怎样努力保护它们自己的？
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
猫在诱惑人类方面，从未失手过
fail to未能，使失望
fascinate [?f?s?ne?t]，诱惑
They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans,
他们可以对人类很友好很亲热
affectionate [??fek??n?t]，亲热
but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
但它们还过着他们自己神秘的生活
lead，过着（……生活）
mysterious [m??st??ri?s]，神秘的
They never become submissive like dogs and horses.
它们从来不会变得像狗和马一样顺从
submissive [s?b?m?s?v]，顺从的
As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
结果，人类学会了尊重猫科动物的独立性
respect [r??spekt]，尊重
feline [?fi:la?n]猫科动物
Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.
多数猫一生对人类保持怀疑
suspicious [s??sp???s] of，怀疑
One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular流行的，大众的 belief信念 that they have nine lives.
关于猫，最让我们着迷的事件之一是流行的说法，猫有九条命
popular流行的，大众的
belief信念
Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea.
实际上，有很多关于这一说法的事实
Apparently实际上
a good deal of很多的
A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
猫在坠落中幸存是基于事实
survive从…中幸存
is based on基于
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. 最近，纽约动物医疗中心在五个月的时间里对132只猫做了研究
made a study of，做研究
over+数字=超过，over后跟不是数字=during
a period of，一段时期
All these cats had one experience in common:
所有这些猫有共同的经历：
have……in common，具有……共同点
they had fallen off high buildings,
它们曾经从高楼上坠落
yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
然而，他们中只有8只死于撞击或损伤
yet，然而
died from，死于外因（如事故），die of死于内因（如疾病）
shock，（通常用作）震惊；（由爆炸、地震等引起的）剧烈震动；有撞击的意思
injury，（对躯体的）伤害，损伤
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study,
当然，纽约是做这种有趣研究的理想地方（我个人不认为这种残酷的研究有趣）
because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
因为不缺少高楼
shortage [???:t?d?]，缺少
shortage of，缺少，不足
There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from!
有很多高楼大厦的窗台用于坠落
plenty of，很多
high-rise，高楼大厦
windowsills，窗台
One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.
一只猫，萨布丽娜，从32层楼上坠落，然而，只是伤到牙齿
32 storeys，名词短语做状语，表距离或高度
suffer，（因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦，受难，受折磨；遭受；蒙受；变差；变糟
suffer from，受害于，遭受到……伤害
'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers .' a doctor said.
“猫的表现像收到良好训练的伞兵。”一个医生说。
paratroopers [?p?r?tru:p?(r)]，伞兵
It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
似乎猫坠落的（线路）越长，它们可能越少伤害到自己
the+比较级，the+比较级，前半部分表条件，后半部分表结果
It seems that，似乎，好像
further，更多的
be likely to，可能；很可能；很有可能
In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more.
在长长的摔落过程中，它们达到每小时60英里或更高的速度
At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax放松.
在高速过程中，坠落的猫有时间放松
relax，放松
They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
它们伸展它们的四肢，像飞翔的松鼠
stretch out，伸开
squirrels[?skw?r?l]，松鼠
This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground. 这样增加了它们的空气阻力，当撞击地面时减小了冲撞的震动
impact，冲撞
新概念英语第一册第69-70课:The car rac Lesson 69 The car race汽车比赛Listen to the tape then answer this question.Which car was the winner in 1995? 听录音，然后回答问题。哪辆车在1995年的比赛中获胜？ There is a car race near our town every year. In 1995, there was a very big race. 在我们镇子附近每年都有一场汽车比赛。1995年举行了一次盛大的比赛。 There were hundreds of people there. My wife and I were at the race. Our friends, Julie and Jack were there, too. You can see us in the crowd. We are standing on the left. 许许多多人都去了赛场。我和我的妻子也去了。我们的朋友朱莉和杰克也去了。 你可以在人群中看到我们。我们站在左面。 There were twenty cars in the race. There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars. 参加比赛的有20辆汽车。有英国、法国、德国、意大利、美国和日本的汽车。 It was an exciting finish. The winner was Billy Stewart. He was in car number fifteen. Five other cars were just behind him. 比赛的结尾是激动人心的。获胜者是比利.斯图尔特。他在第15号车里，其他5辆汽车跟在他后面。
新概念英语第二册课后习题答案详解Lesson 41 练习答案Key to written exercises 1．关键句型练习答案 C 1 mustn't 2 mustn't 3 needn't 4 needn't 5 mustn't 2．难点练习答案 1 remarked 2 noticed 3 remarks 4 notice 3．多项选择题答案 1. a 根据课文第一句‘Do you call it a hat?’ I said to my wife. (“你把那个叫帽子吗？”我对妻子说)，可以判断作者不喜欢那顶帽子，所以a. didn’t like the hat his wife had chosen 是正确答案。其他3个选择都与事实不符。 2. a 根据课文第9-10行‘You needn’t have said that, ’ my wife answered. ‘I needn’t remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday’, 可以判断只有a. his wife reminded him that he had bought a terrible tie 与课文的实际情况相符，是作者为对他妻子粗鲁讲话而后悔的原因，其他3个选择都与事实不符，也不合乎逻辑。 3. c a. mustn't (不应该)； b. wont(不想要)； c. needn't(不必)； d. don't need(不需要)4个选择中只有c. needn't 与后面一句It isn't necessary(没必要)的含义相同，所以选c. 4. d a. still 和d. yet 都有“还，仍然”的含义，但yet只能用于否定和疑问句中，表示“还没……”，still常用于肯定句中。前面一句是肯定句，用了still,本句是完成时态的否定句，因此只能选
Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something? 你想对我说什么吗？ Why did the writer become very worried? Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth. 参考译文 牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。我的牙科医生刚刚给我拔掉了一颗牙，叫我休息一会儿。我想说点什么，但我嘴里塞满了药棉。他知道我收集火柴盒，于是问我收藏的米柴盒是否在增加。接着他又问我的兄弟近来如何，问我是否喜欢伦敦的新工作。作为对这些问题的回答，我不是点头，就是发出奇怪的声音。与此同时，我的舌头正在忙着寻找刚拔掉的那颗牙的伤口。我突然非常着急起来，但却什么也说不出来。当那位牙医最后将药棉从我嘴中取出时，我总算有可能告诉他，他拔错了牙。 一、New words and expressions 生词和短语 pull 1) v. 拔（草，瓶塞，钉子等），拔掉，拉开 例: I spent a whole day pulling weeds. 我花一整天时间来拔草。 pull out a nail 拔出钉子 pull out a stopper 拔出塞子 have the decayed tooth pulled out请（牙医）拔掉蛀牙 pull out the wrong tooth 拔错了牙 eg. This kind of carrot won't pull easily. 这塞种胡萝卜不容易拔。 2) v. 拖，扯，拉 eg. If you want something, pull this cord. pull[pul] 拉drag硬拉 haul 拖拉tug 用力拉 stretch 硬拉长tow 用链子（绳）拖引
Lesson 1 A puma at large Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside. Language points Pay attention: The points below are not covered by the mp3. It is better for you to listen to the mp3 first and try to take notes by yourselves. 1，a puma at large at large 1：逃遁的，没有被控制的。
一、按要求写出下列动词的正确形式。 1. sit (现在分词) 2. enjoy (单三) 3. am (过去式) 4. are (过去式) 5. drive (现在分词) 6. wife (复数) 7. say (过去式) 8. is (过去式) 二、用动词的正确形式完成下列各句。 1. (be) at the grocer's yesterday. 2. We're going (stay) at my uncle's for the weekend. 3. Look! He (run) on the playground. 4. He always (go) to school at 7 in the morning. 5. He (have) a nice car. 6. My father (not live) here. 7. He can (speak) English. 8. He (do) his homework tomorrow. 9. he (go) to school on Saturdays 10. There (be) ten books on the desk yesterday. 三、选择 1. Is she absent school today A. for B. of C. off D. from 2. I ill last week. A. am B. was C. is D. be 3. They are going to stay his mother's the weekend. A. in, on B. at, at C. for, at D. at, for 4. My father is church on Sundays. A. at B. on C. for D. over 5. you the butcher's yesterday A. Are, at B. Were, in C. Were, at D. Are, in 6. We're going to stay the country. A. in B. on C. at D. for 四、根据原文填空 1. 在我回家的路上，我遇见了她。 I met he . 2. 你可以在人群中看到我们。 You can see . 3. 数以百计的学生在比赛场地。 students were the race. 4. 1998年，举行了一次盛大的比赛。 1998, there a very big . 5. 我们站在左边。 We are the .
Less on 2 Thirtee n equals one 十三等于一 Our vicar is always rais ing money for one cause or ano ther, but he has n ever man aged to get eno ugh money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and ni ght was damaged many years ago and has bee n sile nt ever since. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Look ing 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. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recog ni zed as Bill Wilki ns, our local grocer. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill ?' asked the vicar in surprise. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' an swered Bill.' I've bee n coming up here ni ght after ni ght for weeks now. You see, I was hop ing to give you a surprise.' 'You certai nly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woke n up every one in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is worki ng aga in.' 'That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. '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.' 'We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar. 'Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better tha n no thi ng. Now let's go dow nstairs and have a cup of tea.' Lan guage points Atte nti on: The points here are not covered by the mp3. It is better for you to liste n to the mp3 first and try to take no tes on your own. 1, Our vicar is always rais ing money for one cause or ano ther, but he has n ever man aged to get eno ugh money to have the church clock repaired. 现在进行时和always 等频度副词的搭配-- 表示说话人带有的情感色彩 Tom is always doing homework.
裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记第48课
Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something? 你想对我说什么吗？ Why did the writer become very worried? Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth. 参考译文 牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。我的牙科医生刚刚给我拔掉了一颗牙，叫我休息一会儿。我想说点什么，但我嘴里塞满了药棉。他知道我收集火柴盒，于是问我收藏的米柴盒是否在增加。接着他又问我的兄弟近来如何，问我是否喜欢伦敦的新工作。作为对这些问题的回答，我不是点头，就是发出奇怪的声音。与此同时，我的舌头正在忙着寻找刚拔掉的那颗牙的伤口。我突然非常着急起来，但却什么也说不出来。当那位牙医最后将药棉从我嘴中取出时，我总算有可能告诉他，他拔错了牙。 一、New words and expressions 生词和短语 pull 1) v. 拔（草，瓶塞，钉子等），拔掉，拉开 例: I spent a whole day pulling weeds.
Smash－and－grab 砸橱窗抢劫 The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds. Language points （Attention：The following points are may not covered by the video. It is better for you to watch the video or listen to the MP3 first and try to take notes on your own. Then you may check here to get more details. ） 1, The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. in a famous arcade near Piccadilly介词短语修饰shops e.g. The shoe shop in my neighborhood was just opening.我家附近的鞋店刚刚开们营业。 2, After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop. after gazing...=after he gazed... 本句运用-ing形式结构，表明其逻辑主语要和主句的主语是一致的。
新概念英语第二册第48课课文重难点Further notes on the text 1．Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. 牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。 在when引导的时间状语从句中，it为先行主语，代指后面的不定式，for+人称代词／名词说明不定式表示的动作是谁做的： It is not hard for you to help them.你帮助他们并不难。 It was a mistake for me to come to the party.我来参加晚会是错误的。 impossible通常不以人作主语，而以不定式或从句作主语： It is impossible for him to help you.他不可能帮你。 It is impossible that he will help you.（译文同上） 2．In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. 作为对这些问题的回答，我不是点头，就是发出奇怪的声音。 （1）in answer to为固定短语，在这里表示"作为对……的回答"： In answer to my question, Dan shook his head.作为对我的问题的回答，丹摇了摇头。 这个短语的另一个含义是"响应……的请求"： In answer to my request, he wrote a letter to George.应我的请求，他给乔治写了封信。 （2）made strange noises, 发出奇怪的声音。"我"并不是有意发出这些声音，而是因为嘴里有药棉，又想回答医生的话造成的。 3．Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. 与此同时，我的舌头正在忙着寻找刚拔掉的那颗牙的伤口。
新概念第三册语法精粹 第一章英语从句 Subordination 英语从句主要有定语从句，状语从句和名词性从句（主语从句，宾语从句，表语从句，同位语从句） 一．定语从句 定语从句：由关系代词who, whom, whose, that, which; 关系副词when, where, why 引导。 （下面十个句子请读5遍并脱口译出！） 1. The death notices tell us about people who have died during the week. 2. The man (whom) you spoke to just now is my friend. 3. The building whose lights are on is beautiful. 4. Please find a place which we can have a private talk in. 5. The knee is the joint where the thighbone meets the large bone of the lower leg. 6. He still remembers the day when he went to school. 7. It is no need telling us the reason why you didn't finish it in time. 8. He has three sons, two of whom died in the war. 9. Mr. Smith, whose wife is a clerk, teaches us English. 10. In the Sunday paper there are comics, which children enjoy.
lesson 48 pull v 拔 cotton wool 药棉 collect v 搜集 collection n 收藏品，收集品 nod v 点头 meanwhile adv 同时 pull（vt）拔，拉，反义词push 推pull one's leg you are pulling my leg don't pull my leg any more you are kidding no kidding you are joking collect salary
collect money collect stamp collect children meanwhile＝at the same time 用法和however一样，不能连接两个句子，但在意思上有承接作用 text Did you want to tell me something Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton-wool. He knew I collected birds' eggs and asked me whether my collection was growing. He then asked
Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风 I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected. 'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, 'but I don't know where it is.' 'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor. I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus. 'You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.' 'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked. 'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.' 'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.' 'We're going back now,' said the conductor. 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered. 参考译文 我喜欢在乡间旅行, 但却不愿意迷路. 最近我作了一次短途旅行, 但这次旅行所花费的时间比我预计的要长. “我要去伍德福德草地, “我一上车就对售票员说, “但我不知道它在哪儿. “ “我来告诉您在哪儿下车, “售票员回答说. 我坐在汽车的前部, 以便饱览农村风光. 过了一些时候, 车停了. 我环视了一下身旁, 惊奇地发现车里就只剩我一个乘客了. “您得在这里下车, “售票员说, “我们的车就到此为止了. “ “这里是伍德福德草地吗?” 我问道. “哎呀, “售票员突然说, “我忘了让您下车了. “ “没关系, “我说, “我就在这儿下吧. “ “我们现在要返回去, “售票员说. “好吧, 既然如此, 我还是留在车上吧. “我回答说. 一、New words and expressions 生词和短语 1. ride 1) n 乘；骑 eg "Give me a ride on your shoulders , Daddy ". `爸爸,让我在你肩膀上骑一会儿吧.' eg It?s only 5 minutes? bus ride to school. 到学校只有5分钟公共汽车车程。 take sb for a ride 欺骗某人 take ……for 把…认为是，把…看成为
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一 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. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill ?' asked the vicar in surprise. ' I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.' I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.' 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.' 'That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. '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.' 'We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar. 'Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.' Language points Attention: The points here are not covered by the mp3. It is better for you to listen to the mp3 first and try to take notes on your own. 1, 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.
【知识点讲解】 1. 前天的课文中我们接触到了be 动词的过去式was 和 were ，大家还有印象吗?那今天我们就来学着把这两个词更广泛地运用到表达中去。 首先课文第一句There is a car race near our town every year. 从every year 我们可以看到这个活动是从过去一直持续到将来的、恒定的一个事件，所以这里用了一般现在时态There is... ;紧跟着，下一句话用in 1995这句话表示了事件发生在过去，因而转用一般过去式：there was... 接下来的第二段也用过去式叙述。直到"You can see us in the crowd. We are standing on the left." 这里在课文中的情景是指着照片讲述故事，所以“你可以看到我们……”就用了一般现在时。 之后的段落就全部用一般过去式叙述了，全部使用的是was 或者 were 的表达，除了最后一句"My wife said to me..." 这里 said 是 says 的过去时。要说明的是动词的过去时态就不再区分第一、第二和第三人称了，全部都是一种形式。比如say, says 的过去时都是said 。 跟着said to me 后面的引号内的话，因为是直接引语，表示当时发生的事，所以也用了一般现在时。 2. hundreds of 意思是数以百计的人，表示很多人，不确定的数词。除此以外也可以说thausands of... Lesson69 There is a car race near our town every year. In 1995, there was a very big race. There were hundreds of people there. My wife and I were at the race. Our friends Julie and Jack were there, too. You can see us in the crowd. We are standing on the left. There were twenty cars in the race. There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars. It was an exciting finish. The winner was Billy Stewart. He was in car number fifteen. Five other cars were just behind him. On the way home, my wife said to me, 'Don't drive so quickly! You're not Billy Stewart!' 在我们镇子附近每年都有一场汽车比赛。1995年举行了一次盛大的比赛。 许许多多人都去了赛场。我和我的妻子也去了。我们的朋友朱莉和杰克也去了。你可以在人群中看到我们。我们站在左面。 参加比赛的有20辆汽车。有英国、法国、德国、意大利、美国和日本的汽车。 比赛的结尾是激动人心的。获胜者是比利·斯图尔特。他在第15号车里，其他5辆汽车紧跟在他后面。 在回家的途中，我妻子对我说：“别开得这样快!你可不是比利·斯图尔特!”
新概念英语第三册逐句精讲:第2课 Thirteen equals one Lesson2 Thirteen equals one十三等于一 新概念3课文内容： 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 work 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. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill. 'I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.' 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.' That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. '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." We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar. "Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea." 新概念英语3逐句精讲： 1.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. 我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金，但始终未能筹组资金把教堂的钟修好。 语言点1:句子结构分析:but连接两个转折关系的并列句，转折的目的一般为否定前一个分句的意思，多为阅读中的考点。to have the church clock repaired作目的状语。 语言点2:for one reason or another表示说不清楚的原因或者不想一一说明的原因。