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课件网) Lesson 2 Thirteen Equals One text 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.' New words and expressions 生词和短语 equal v. 等于 vicar n. 牧 raise v. 募集，筹（款） torchlight n. 电筒光 New words and expression equal v.等于 A等于B A equals B Equal vt.与...相匹敌 -- None of us can equal her, either in beauty or as a dancer. be equal to +名词（equal adj.不相上下的） -- Mary is quite equal to John in brains.（n.智力, 脑髓） 玛丽可以和约翰在脑力上相匹敌。 be equal to doing：有能力, 有力量来做某事 （to是介词） -- I am equal to running the company. New words and expression vicar n.牧师 raise v.募集，筹（款） -- raise money 募集资金 提高 -- raise the price 提高物价 饲养、供养 -- raise a horse饲养一匹马 种植 -- raise wheat种植小麦 召集、招募 -- raise an army招募一支军队 （army n.陆军, 军队） 提出、发出 -- raise a cheer 发出欢呼声 （cheer n.愉快, 欢呼） New words and expression torchlight n.电筒光 torch n.手电筒 cause n.事情 church n.教堂 figure n.外形, 轮廓, 体形 grocer n.食品商人, 杂货商人 bell n.钟, 铃, 钟声, 钟形之物 tower n.塔, 城堡 Text Appreciation 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. 现在进行时和always等频度副词搭配时：表示说话人带有某种的情感色彩 Tom is always doing homework. 汤姆总是做家庭作业，怎么也做不完。 Tom always does his homework. 汤姆总是做家庭作业，不拖欠作业。 He is always making noises. 他总是吵吵闹闹，真烦人。 one or another：表示这样或那样 -- fo ... ...
