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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 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 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. ?Im trying to repair the bell, ?answered 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, ?answered 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 and expressions 生词和短语 equal(title)/i:kw+l/v. 等于 raise(1. 1)/reiz/v. 募集；筹（款） vicar(1. 1)/vik+/n. 牧师 torchlight(1. 8)/t:tMlait/n. 电筒光 Notes on the text课文注释 1? woke up with a start:… with a start, 由于受到惊动，惊醒了。冒号后面是一个解释性的分句，是对start所作的具体说明。 2? recognize as, 认出是。 3? Whatever are you doing up here?? 你究竟在这上面干什么？ whatever用于疑问句中，用以加强what的语气，作“究竟什么”解，口语中很常用。 4? You certainly did give me a surprise!你确实使我感到意外！ 在英语中助动词do可以用来表示强调。此时助动词do放在谓语动词之前。 5? Thirteen is no