One night, however, our vicar work up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
一天夜里，我們的牧師突然被驚醒了，大鐘又在“打點”報時了！
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age （年齡，時代） + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者，做某事的人 → ad.然而；不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義：instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
adj. 顯著的;引人注目的;容貌出眾的;嫵媚動人的;
v. 打( strike的現在分詞);擊;敲響;報時;
?? strik=strike攻擊+ing形容詞后綴 → 攻擊 → 惹人注目的
"She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister."
她酷似她姐姐。
近義：knock, knocking, pounding, rap, tapping, beating
n. 夜;晚上;（舉行盛事的）夜晚;
"I don't like going out alone at night."
我不喜歡夜晚單獨外出。
近義：nighttime, nite, evening, nightly, nocturnal, pm
反義：daylight, daytime
vt.& vi. 使工作;使運作;操作;使產生效果;
n. 工作，操作;著作;工廠;行為，事業;
vt. 使工作;操作;經營;使緩慢前進;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近義：labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反義：idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
n. 開始;動身;開動;起點;
vt.& vi. 出發，啟程;
vt. 起動;提出（問題）;開辦;使開始;
vi. 起始;突然出現;突然跳起;突然涌出;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
學生于十月返校，開始新學年的學習。
近義：begin, commence, open, implement, induct, initiate
反義：realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close