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 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.'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.
one cause or another表示一個(gè)又一個(gè)，各種各樣的。manage to do sth表示成功的做到了某事，強(qiáng)調(diào)做到了這個(gè)結(jié)果。
參照以上，請翻譯：
他想了各種各樣的方法，但是最終還是沒能解決問題。
2.The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago.
used to do sth，表示過去常常做某事，但是現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不了。get used to sth/doing sth表示習(xí)慣了某事。
參照以上，請翻譯：
他過去常常討厭外面的噪音，但是現(xiàn)在他已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了。
3.Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
Looking at his watch,現(xiàn)在分詞做狀語，可以將幾個(gè)獨(dú)立的短句組合到一起成為一個(gè)長句。before表示兩個(gè)前后連續(xù)的動(dòng)作。
參照以上，請翻譯：
看著鏡子里的自己，他換了好幾套衣服才出門。
4.He caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.recognized as認(rèn)出……，regard as,認(rèn)為某人……
參照以上，請翻譯：
他岳父岳母像親生兒子一樣對待他。
5.You certainly did give me a surprise.
do 動(dòng)詞原型，表示強(qiáng)調(diào)這個(gè)動(dòng)作，確實(shí)是。
參照以上，請翻譯：
你今天看上去確實(shí)很漂亮。參考答案：
1.He thought about one way or another,but still he didn't manage to solve the problem.
2.He used to hate the noise outside,but now he gets used to it.
3.Looking at himself in the mirror, he changed several clothes before he went out.
4.His parents in-law treat him as their own son.
5.You do look beautiful today.
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.'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.
one cause or another表示一個(gè)又一個(gè)，各種各樣的。manage to do sth表示成功的做到了某事，強(qiáng)調(diào)做到了這個(gè)結(jié)果。
參照以上，請翻譯：
他想了各種各樣的方法，但是最終還是沒能解決問題。
2.The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago.
used to do sth，表示過去常常做某事，但是現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不了。get used to sth/doing sth表示習(xí)慣了某事。
參照以上，請翻譯：
他過去常常討厭外面的噪音，但是現(xiàn)在他已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了。
3.Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
Looking at his watch,現(xiàn)在分詞做狀語，可以將幾個(gè)獨(dú)立的短句組合到一起成為一個(gè)長句。before表示兩個(gè)前后連續(xù)的動(dòng)作。
參照以上，請翻譯：
看著鏡子里的自己，他換了好幾套衣服才出門。
4.He caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.recognized as認(rèn)出……，regard as,認(rèn)為某人……
參照以上，請翻譯：
他岳父岳母像親生兒子一樣對待他。
5.You certainly did give me a surprise.
do 動(dòng)詞原型，表示強(qiáng)調(diào)這個(gè)動(dòng)作，確實(shí)是。
參照以上，請翻譯：
你今天看上去確實(shí)很漂亮。參考答案：
1.He thought about one way or another,but still he didn't manage to solve the problem.
2.He used to hate the noise outside,but now he gets used to it.
3.Looking at himself in the mirror, he changed several clothes before he went out.
4.His parents in-law treat him as their own son.
5.You do look beautiful today.