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【Text】
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.'

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【New words and expressions】

◆equal v. 等于
◆raise v. 募集；筹（款）
◆vicar n. 牧师
◆torchlight n.电筒光

★equal v. 等于
1.A equal B
与 … 相匹敌 None of us can equal her, either in beauty or as a dancer.
eg:Mary is quite equal to John in brains.
be equal to + n: 1. 与…相匹敌
2. 有能力做某事 to- 介词
eg: I am equal to running the company.

★raise v. 募集；筹（款）
raise money 筹款
raise price   提高
raise a horse饲养
raise a family 供养
raise wheet 种植小麦
raise an army 招募
raise a shout 发出喊声

★vicar 读音/vike/ n. 牧师
★torchlight n.电筒光

【课文讲解】
Thirteen equals one

Our vicar is always raising⑴ money for one cause or another⑵, but he has never managed to get enough money⑶ to have the church clock repaired⑷. The big clock which used to⑸ strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

One night, however⑹, our vicar woke up with a start⑺: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before⑻ it stopped. Armed with a torch⑼, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight⑽, he caught sight of a figure whom⑾ he immediately recognized as⑿ Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

'Whatever⒀ 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 night⒁ for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'

'You certainly did⒂ give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well⒃. 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 to⒄ 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.'

⑴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.
Tom is always does his homework.
He is always making noises.

⑵one or another 表示某种、这样或那样

⑶get enough money 筹集足够的资金来做某事
I have to get enough money to have my house repaired.

⑷have the church clock repaired-----have sth. 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.

⑸used to:过去常常做，而现在不再发生的事情了
He used to smoke every day.
另外：be(get) used to 表示习惯于做某事，注意后面跟名词或动名词。
Don’t worry, you’ll soon get used to your new school.
这两个词组很容易混，大家要注意区分。

⑹however 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 mistake, however.
or: He said that it was so, however, he was mistake.
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
注：能将however很好在用在句中，句尾，让人一看就觉得英语不错了

⑺start: 惊跳、惊奇
Eg: The voice made him start.
What a start you give me.你真吓了我一跳
He stood up with a start.

⑻before …才
Nearly a week past before he could explain what had happen to him.

⑼Armed with a torch…
现在分词和过去分词的用法 looking
分词做状语/定语时，一定要注意它和逻辑主语要呼应一致

⑽In the torchlight
借着电筒光

⑾非正式用语中whom可以省略掉

⑿recognized sb as 认出某人是
regard sb as, think of sb as, treat sb as(把某人对待为), have on sb as（把某人尊敬为）

⒀whatever: ever用来加强语气

⒁night after night 一夜连着一夜
day after day / year after year / week after week / bus after bus

⒂you certainly did give me…
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。
Eg: You do like beauty today.

⒃as 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
still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

⒄get used to , be used to do, be accustomed to, get accustomed to 都表示习惯于
get强调渐进的过程，be强调习惯了的状态
Eg: 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。

【Special difficulties】
In
   1．prep 表达惊奇，恐惧，失望或生气等感情色彩的名词搭配连用,在句中起状语的作用
   in surprise; in astonishment; in alarm; in embarrassment; in amazement; in despair; in dismay; in anger; in disappointment
   2．prep表达以、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 high voice; in oil; in red; in code
   3,用于状态、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 por health; in the bad mood; in the good mood; in haste; in a favor of excitement; in poverty; in luxury

【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。”

【Exercise】
Use a phrase with in in place of the words in italics 将斜体字用合适词或词组代替
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

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

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

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

5 It was not until the thirteenth stroke （） the bell stopped. (l.7)
a. before    b. when    c. so that d. that

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

7 ‘I （） it all right, but I’m afraid…’(ll15-16)
a. shall mend    b. am mending    c. have mended   d. mended

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

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

10 A grocer is a man who （） .
a. runs a shop   b. eats a lot    c. sells bread   d. surprises people

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

12 ‘ （） .I’m glad the bell is working again.’ (l.14)
a. Yet     b. Good      c. Just the same   d. Even now


KEY：
1. D
was damaged

2. B

3. C
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.

4. B

5. D
In the past 是过去时态的标志； always 用在实义动词之前
It was not until…that… 一直到......才......
Eg: It was not until midnight that snow stopped.

6． B
宾语从句的语序是陈述句语序

7．C
突出结果或者对现在的影响，现在完成时

8． A
to 介词，表示习惯于

9． B
fund 基金 cash 现金 scholarship 奖学金 investment 投资

10． A
runs a shop 经营商店

11. A
night after night = every night

12． C
still 尽管如此，依旧，仍然= Just the same
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.