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1、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 bi
2、g 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 oclock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stop
3、ped. 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. Im trying to repair the bell, a
4、nswered Bill. Ive 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. Youve probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, Im glad the bell is working again. Thats the trouble, vicar, answ
5、ered Bill. Its working all right, but Im afraid that at one oclock it will strike thirteen times and theres nothing I can do about it.“ Well get used to that, Bill, said the vicar. “Thirteen is not as good as one, but its better than nothing. Now lets go downstairs and have a cup of tea.New words an
6、d expressions 生词和短语equal v. 等于vicar n. 牧师raise v. 募集，筹（款）torchlight n. 电筒光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。
7、 “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。”自学导读自学导读Exercise 练习 Use a phrase with in in place of the words in ital
8、ics.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 a pencil?5 They havent many interests which they share.6 Why is that little girl crying? Unit 1 Lesson 2Mu
9、ltiple choice questions多项选择题Choose the correct answers to the following questions.Comprehension 理解1 The church clock did not work because _ .a it was too expensive to repairb it disturbed the vicars sleepc Bill Wilkins only worked at nightdthe bell had been out of order for many years2 The vicar was
10、 surprised to see Bill Wilkins in the clock tower because _ .a Bill Wilkins had been hoping to surprise himbit was an unusual time and place to find himc he had expected to find a figured the clock had struck thirteen times3 The vicar offered Bill Wilkins a cup of tea because _ .a he thought that Bi
11、ll Wilkins was thirstyb thanks to him, the clock would now strike once an hourc he was grateful for the trouble Bill Wilkins had takend he was pleased to have been woken up for nothingStructure 结 构4 In the past the big clock _ the hours. (11. 3-4)a struck alwaysb always struckc was always strikingd
12、has always been striking5 It was not until the thirteenth stroke _ the bell stopped. (1. 7)a beforeb whenc so thatd that6 The vicar asked Bill _ doing in the church tower. (1. 10)awhat was hebwhat he wascwhat he isdwhatever was he7 I _ it all right, but Im afraid (11. 15-16)ashall mendbam mendingcha
13、ve mendeddmended8 Well get used to _ that, Bill. (1. 17)a hearingb hearc the soundd having heardVocabulary 词汇9 Money which is collected for a cause is known as _ . (11. 1-2)a cashb a fundc a scholarshipd an investment10 A grocer is a man who _ . (1. 9)aruns a shopbeats a lotcsells breaddsurprises pe
14、ople11 Ive been coming here _ for weeks now. (1. 11)aevery nightball nightcthe following nightdseveral nights12 _ , Im glad the bell is working again. (1. 14)aYetbGoodcJust the samedEven now【New words and expressions】 生词和短语equalv. 等于A equals B与.相匹敌 None of us can equal her,either in beauty or as dan
15、cerMary is quite equal to John in brains.be equal to: 有能力、有力量来做某事 to- 介词vicarn. 牧师raisev. 募集，筹（款）提高、饲养、供养、种植、召集、招募、提出、发出torchlightn. 电筒光【课文讲解课文讲解】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 t
16、o get enough money to have my house repairedhave the church clock repairedhave 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 t
