Lesson 2

Thirteen equals one
十三等于一

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Was the vicar pleased that the clock was striking? Why?

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.'

参考译文

我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。
一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。牧师拿着一支电筒走上钟楼想去看看究竟发生了什么事情。借着电筒光。他看见一个人，马上认出那是本地杂货店主经比尔.威尔金斯。
“你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔？”牧师惊讶地问。
“我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。“好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
“你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，“也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
“问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。“不错，钟能报时了，但是，恐怕每到1点钟，它总要敲13下，对此我已无能为力了。”
“大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。“13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★equal
v. 等于
A equals B
与...相匹敌 None of us can equal her,either in beauty or as dancer
Mary is quite equal to John in brains.
be equal to: 有能力、有力量来做某事 to- 介词

★vicar
n. 牧师

★raise
v. 募集，筹（款）
提高、饲养、供养、种植、召集、招募、提出、发出

★torchlight
n. 电筒光

【课文讲解】

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
Tome is always doing homework.
Tom always does his homework.
He is always making noises.
one or another: 表示某种，这样或那样
I have to get enough money to have my house repaired
have the church clock repaired——have something done
找某人来做某事
have the plane repaired have hair cut
某人所遭受到的意外某种情况——主语必须是发出动作的人
His wallet was stolen. He had his wallet stolen.

used to：过去常常做，而现在不再发生的事情了
He used to smoke every day.
however——用于口语，主要用于句首，作文中，最好用在句中、句尾，
要用逗号分隔开来
He said that it was so ,he was mistaken,however
He said that it was so,however,he was mistaken.
I know his story,however,I wouldn't like to tell you.
I know his story,I,however,wouldn't like to tell you
nevertheless nonetheless
start: 惊跳，惊奇
before：...才
Armed with a torch...
现在分词和过去分词的用法 looking
分词做状语/定语的时候，一定要注意它和逻辑主语要呼应一致
in the torchlight
非正式用语中whom可以省略掉
recognized somebody as: 认出某人是
regard somebody as,think of somebody as,treat somebody as
have on somebody as
whatever: ever用来加强语气
night after night: 一夜连着一夜
day after day year after year
week after week bus after bus
did 肯定句中常用do,did,does加强语气和情感色彩，一定要位于动词原形之前
as well 用在句尾相当于to,主要用于肯定句中，但比to所表达的语意更优秀 stil用于句首，用逗号分隔开来——表达一个转折的关系：虽然如此，但是
get used to,be used to,be accustomed to,get accustomed to 都表示习惯于 get强调渐近的过程， be强调习惯了的状态

【Special difficulties】

in prep. 表达惊奇、恐惧、失望或生气等感情色彩的名词搭配连用在句中起状语作用
in surprise;in astonishment;in alarm;in embarrassment
in amazement;in despair;in dismay; in anger; in disappointment

in prep. 表示以、用；用于语言，书写材料，色彩或声音等方面
in English; in pencil; in ink; in a few words;
in such a hight voice; in oil; in red; in code

in 表示状态、情况或处境
in trouble; in difficulty; in bed; in a hurry; in debt;
in love with sb. in tears; in good order; in good repair;
in good health ;in poor health; in the bad mood; in the good mood;
in haste; in a favor of excitement; in poverty; in luxury

【Exercise】

Use a phrase with in in place of the words in red color.

1 I left home very quickly so as not to miss the train.
2 I suppose I shall finish this eventually.
3 In the early morning there was not a person to be seen.
4 Shall I write with a pen or with apencil?
5 They haven’t many interests which they share.
6 Why is that little girl crying?

key: 1 in a hurry 2 in the end 3 in sight 4 in ink / in pencil 5 in common 6 in tears

【Multiple choice questions】多项选择题

Comprehension 理解
1 The church clock did not work because .
a it was too expensive to repair
b it disturbed the vicar’s sleep
c Bill Wilkins only worked at night
d the bell had been out of order for many years
1. D ∽ was damaged

2 The vicar was surprised to see Bill Wilkins in the clock tower because .
a. Bill Wilkins had been hoping to surprise him
b. it was an unusual time and place to find him
c. he had expected to find a figure
d. the clock had struck thirteen times
2. B

3 The vicar offered Bill Wilkins a cup of tea because .
a. he thought that Bill Wilkins was thirsty
b. thanks to him, the clock would now strike once an hour
c. he was grateful for the trouble Bill wilkins had taken
d. he was pleased to have been woken up for nothing
为…表示感谢：be grateful for / be thankful for
不辞辛劳地做某事： take the trouble to do sth.
3. C

Structure
4 In the past the big clock the hours. (ll 3-4)
a. struck always b. always struck c. was always striking d. has always been striking
In the past 是过去时态的标志； always 用在实义动词之前
4. B

5 It was not until the thirteenth stroke the bell stopped. (l.7)
a. before b. when c. so that d. that
It was not until…that… 一直到......才......
Eg: It was not until midnight that snow stopped.
5. D

6 The vicar asked Bill doing in the church tower.(l.10)
a. what was he b. what he was c. what he is d. whatever was he
宾语从句的语序是陈述句语序
6． B

7 ‘I it all right, but I’m afraid…’(ll15-16)
a. shall mend b. am mending c. have mended d. mended
突出结果或者对现在的影响，现在完成时
7．C

8 ‘We’ll get used to that, Bill.’(l.17)
a. hearing b. hear c. the sound d. having heard
to 介词，表示习惯于
8． A

Vocabulary
9 Money which is collected for a cause is known as .(ll.1-2)
a. cash b. a fund c. a scholarship d. an investment
fund 基金 cash 现金 scholarship 奖学金 investment 投资
9． B

10 A grocer is a man who .
a. runs a shop b. eats a lot c. sells bread d. surprises people
runs a shop 经营商店
10． A

11 ‘I’ve been coming here for weeks now.’(l.11)
a. every night b. all night c. the following night d. several nights
night after night = every night
11. A

12 ‘ .I’m glad the bell is working again.’ (l.14)
a. Yet b. Good c. Just the same d. Even now
still 尽管如此，依旧，仍然= Just the same
12． C
It’s raining, still I must go out.
still 连接性副词，相当于in spite of that, even though, just the same
yet 但是，然而
I have failed, yet I shall try again.
This picture is not too valuable, still I like it.