{
  "title": "Thirteen equals one",
  "title_zh": "十三等于一",
  "body": {
    "type": "narrative",
    "paragraphs": [
      {
        "en": "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.",
        "zh": "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。"
      },
      {
        "en": "The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.",
        "zh": "教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但在很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。"
      },
      {
        "en": "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.",
        "zh": "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，可是那钟一连敲了 13 下才停。"
      },
      {
        "en": "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.",
        "zh": "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，马上认岀那是本地杂货店店主比尔•威尔金斯。"
      },
      {
        "en": "\"Whatever are you doing up here Bill?\" asked the vicar in surprise.",
        "zh": "“你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。"
      },
      {
        "en": "\"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.\"",
        "zh": "“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。”"
      },
      {
        "en": "\"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.\"",
        "zh": "“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。”"
      },
      {
        "en": "\"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.\"",
        "zh": "“问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔冋答说。“不错，钟是能报时了，但是，恐怕每到 1 点钟，它总要敲 13 下，对此我已无能为力了。”"
      },
      {
        "en": "\"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.\"",
        "zh": "“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。”"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subtitles": [
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "en": "[ti:Thirteen Equals One]",
      "zh": "十三等于一"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "en": "Lesson 2",
      "zh": "第二课"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:02.18",
      "en": "Thirteen equals one",
      "zh": "十三等于一"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:10.10",
      "en": "Was the vicar pleased that the clock was striking? Why?",
      "zh": "牧师对钟声响起这件事感到高兴吗？为什么？"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:16.63",
      "en": "Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,",
      "zh": "我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:20.87",
      "en": "but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.",
      "zh": "但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:26.49",
      "en": "The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.",
      "zh": "教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但在很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:36.38",
      "en": "One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start:the clock was striking the hours!",
      "zh": "一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:43.48",
      "en": "Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock,",
      "zh": "他一看表，才 1 点钟，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:47.38",
      "en": "but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.",
      "zh": "可是那钟一连敲了 13 下才停。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:51.91",
      "en": "Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.",
      "zh": "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。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:58.03",
      "en": "In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.",
      "zh": "借着电筒光，他看见一个人，马上认岀那是本地杂货店店主比尔•威尔金斯。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:06.24",
      "en": "'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.",
      "zh": "“你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:11.57",
      "en": "'I'm trying to repair the bell, ' answered Bill.",
      "zh": "“我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:15.23",
      "en": "'I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.",
      "zh": "“好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:18.64",
      "en": "You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'",
      "zh": "嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:22.40",
      "en": "'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.",
      "zh": "“你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:25.82",
      "en": "'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.",
      "zh": "“也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:29.51",
      "en": "Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'",
      "zh": "不过，钟又能报时了我还是 很高兴的。”"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:33.01",
      "en": "'That's the trouble, vicar, 'answered Bill. 'It's working all right,",
      "zh": "“问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔冋答说。“不错，钟是能报时了，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:38.07",
      "en": "but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.'",
      "zh": "但是，恐怕每到 1 点钟，它总要敲 13 下，对此我已无能为力了。”"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:45.01",
      "en": "'We'll get used to that, Bill, 'said the vicar.",
      "zh": "“大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:48.05",
      "en": "'Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.",
      "zh": "“13 下是不如 1 下好，但总比 1 下也不敲强。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:52.95",
      "en": "Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.'",
      "zh": "来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”"
    }
  ],
  "book": 3,
  "lesson": 2
}