unit 3 face it! 用脸去敲钟！
quasimodo had just died, so the rector was looking for a new hunchback to ring the great bell of notre dame cathedral.
钟楼怪人刚去世，因此教区的神父正在找一位驼背的人来敲巴黎圣母院的大钟。
but the first man who applied for the job was not only a hunchback, but armless as well.
但是第一个去应征的不仅是驼背，而且连手也没有。
“of course, i’d like to give you the job,” said the priest, “but how will you manage it?”
“当然，我愿意给你这个工作机会，”神父说道“，可是你怎么去敲钟呢？”
“never fear,” replied the dauntless paraplegic. “just watch!”
“别怕，”勇敢的残疾者答道“。待会看了你就知道。”
the two men went up to the bell tower and there the applicant took a run at the great bell, striking it with his face. the effect was magnificent, and the hunchback repeated his performance several times. however, he soon became dizzy and at the next run, missed the bell completely and went hurtling out of the bell tower to crash to his death in the courtyard below.
两个人走上钟楼，应征者用脸撞那个大钟，响了好一阵子，效果良好。驼子又撞了几次。可是不久他就觉得头晕目眩，下一次竟然落了空，掉到钟塔外，跌死在下面的庭院里。
the priest rushed down to the crumpled body, over which a policeman was already standing.
神父冲到跌得皱成一团的尸体之处，有个警察已经站在那里。
“do you know this fellow’s name?” asked the cop.
“你知道这个家伙的名字吗？”警察问道。
“no, but his face certainly rings a bell!”
“不知道，但他的脸孔好熟喔！”
英语知识点解说：
1.quasimodo n. 钟楼怪人
2.rector n.教区神父
3.hunchback n. 驼子
hunch n. 肉 峰；预 感
例：i've got a hunch that he will come.
（我有预感他会来。）
4.ring n.指 环；手 环；耳 环；年 轮 & vt. 鸣响；鸣钟；
打电话（三态为：ring, rang, rung）
ring a bell 听起来很熟（=sound familiar）
例：that name really rings a bell. i am sure i heard it before, but i just can't remember in what connection.
（那个名字好熟喔！我确信我以前曾听说过，只是现在就是联想不起来。）
5.apply for... 申请……
apply to... 应用……；涂敷……
例：i've applied for a leave of absence.
（我已经请假了。）
the law applies to women as well.
（本法律亦适用于妇女。）
apply some ointment to the wound.
（在伤口上抹点药膏。）
6.not only a but b as well 不仅 a ，也包括 b ……
=not only a but also b
例：you are not only ugly but stupid as well.
（你不只是长得丑，而且也愚笨。）
7.armless a. 手臂的
8.dauntless a. 勇敢的；毫无畏惧的
=undaunted a. 不畏惧的；不屈不挠的
例：the dauntless boy won all our respect.
（这位勇敢的孩子赢得我们一致的尊敬。）
9.paraplegic n. 截瘫者，残疾人
10.bell tower 钟楼
11.take a run 做了一回（本文指敲了一次钟）
12.repeat vt. & vi. 重复；再发生
例：history repeats itself.
（历史会重演。）
those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.
（那些不能从历史得到教训的人注定会重蹈覆辙。）
13.dizzy a. 眩晕的
14.miss vt. 错 过；想 念
例：you won't miss the target from this distance, will you?
（在这种距离之下，你打得中目标吧，是不是呢?）
15.go hurtling out 滚动下来
hurtle vi. 快速滚动
16.courtyard n，庭院
17.crumple vt. & vi. 起皱褶
本文“his face certainly rings a bell' ，不是字面上“他的脸真的能敲钟”的意思，而是“他的面孔好 熟啊！”作者就是根据 ring a bell（敲响钟／听起来很熟）来做文字游戏的。