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 pointsAtte nti on: The points here are not covered by the mp3. It is better for you toliste 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.He is always making noises.one or another 表示某种、这样或那样get enough money 筹集足够的资金来做某事have sth. done 找某人来做某事e.g. have the plane repaired 修飞机have hair cut 剪头发tip: 在翻译中，不一定要把"找人"这两个字翻译出来，但是读者可以据常理推断这件事不是句中的主语做出的。

让我们来下下面这两句话：His wallet was stolen.He had his wallet stolen.某人所遭受到的意外某种情况----- 主语必须是发出动作的人2, The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.used to: 过去常常做，而现在不再发生的事情了e.g. He used to smoke every day.3, One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start.however 用于口语，主要用于句首；用于作文中时，最好用在句中、句尾，要用逗号分隔开来e.g. I know his story, however, I wouldn't like to tell you.I know his story, I, however, wouldn't like to tell you.however 可用nevertheless, nonetheless 替换start: 惊跳、惊奇Eg: The voice made him start. 那声音吓了他一跳。

What a start you give me. 你真吓了我一跳4, The bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.before ... 才e.g. Nearly a week past before he could explain what had happen to him.文中的例句，我们也可以这么表达：The bell did not stop until it struck thirteen times.It was not until the thirteenth stroke that the bell stopped.tip: 体会用不同的搭配表达同种意思, not... until...\It was not until...that... 知道... 才...5, Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock.Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.分词做状语时，一定要注意它和逻辑主语要呼应一致。

第一个句子中，动作look 和主语he 之间是主动关系，因而用了现在分词。

第二个句子中，动作arm 和主语the vicar 之间是被动关系，所以用了过去分词。

我们可以将状语还原成句子：The vicar was armed with a torch then he went up into the clock tower.6, In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.In the torchlight 在电筒光下非正式用语中whom 可以省略掉recognize sb as 认出某人是搭配相近的词组有：regard sb as 把某人认作think of sb as 把某人看作treat sb as（把某人对待为）have on sb as （把某人尊敬为）7, Whatever are you doing up here Bill ？whatever 用于疑问句中，加强what 的语气，作" 究竟什么" 解释。

8, I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.night after night 一夜连着一夜，这里也可用every night 代替，表示没有一夜例外。

after 在这里表示：一个接着一个这种 A after A 的词组还有：day after day / year after year / week after week / bus after bus9, You certainly did give me a surprise!肯定句中常用助动词do, did, does 加强语气和情感色彩，一定要位于动词原形之前。

文中在did 之前，还用了副词certainly ，意思是"的确" ，进一步加强了语气。

e.g. You do look beautiful today. 你今天看起来真漂亮。

10, You've probably woke n up every one in the village as well.as well用在句尾相当于too,主要用在肯定句中，但比too所表达的语意更优秀。

11, Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.still用于句首，用逗号分隔开来，表达一个转折的关系。

意思是尽管如此，依旧，仍然这里still = Just the same ，本句也可这样表达：All the same, I am glad the bell iswork ing aga in.12, We'll get used to that, Bill.get used to , be used to do, be accustomed to, get accustomed to 者E表示习惯于get强调渐进的过程，be强调习惯了的状态e.g. We are used to the cold weather here.You will get used to the cold weather here. 你很快会适应这寒冷的天气的。