• start n.猛的一惊 • wake up from … with a start 从…中猛地被
惊醒 • 男孩从噩梦中惊醒. • The boy woke up from bad dreams with a
start.
Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
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.
• 神父 • vicar英国国教神父 • priest, pastor, rector, clergyman • 天主教,基督教,掌管一个教区,神父的总称
• strike the hours 报时 • strike + 数字 : …点的钟声敲响了 • When the clock was striking 12,
Cinderella ran away.
One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
d, a, b, c, a
a, a, a, a
Thank you!
working again.'
•
‘That's the trouble, vicar,’
answered Bill. 'It's working all right,