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Lesson 9  A cold welcome

On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted. Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped! I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

音标

ˈlɛsn 9  ə kəʊld ˈwɛlkəm

ɒn ˈwɛnzdeɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ, wiː wɛnt tuː ðə taʊn hɔːl. ɪt wɒz ðə lɑːst deɪ ɒv ðə jɪər ænd ə lɑːʤ kraʊd ɒv ˈpiːpl hæd ˈgæðəd ˈʌndə ðə taʊn hɔːl klɒk. ɪt wʊd straɪk twɛlv ɪn ˈtwɛnti ˈmɪnɪts taɪm. ˈfɪfˈtiːn ˈmɪnɪts pɑːst ænd ðɛn, æt faɪv tuː twɛlv, ðə klɒk stɒpt. ðə bɪg ˈmɪnɪt hænd dɪd nɒt muːv. wiː ˈweɪtɪd ænd ˈweɪtɪd, bʌt ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈhæpənd. ˈsʌdnli ˈsʌmwʌn ˈʃaʊtɪd. ɪts tuː ˈmɪnɪts pɑːst twɛlv! ðə klɒk hæz stɒpt! aɪ lʊkt æt maɪ wɒʧ. ɪt wɒz truː. ðə bɪg klɒk ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuː ˈwɛlkəm ðə njuː jɪə. æt ðæt ˈməʊmənt, ˈɛvrɪbɒdi bɪˈgæn tuː lɑːf ænd sɪŋ.

配置任务L0+L4

知识笔记

crowd  n. 人群

gather    v. 聚集

hand    n. （表或机器的）指针

shout    v. 喊叫

call out，大声喊叫;cry out，大声哭喊;scream尖叫

refuse    v. 拒绝

laugh    v. 笑

strike [straɪk]vt.罢（工、课等）；撞；攻击；来到 vi.罢工；打击；朝某一方向前进 n.攻击；罢工[课，市]；发现

strike the clock敲钟，clock strike钟自己响

knock at the door

strike  twelve数字表示敲击的次数

in 20 minutes' time20分钟之后  In表示在某段时间后

pass过了  to没到,

... minutes pass...前半小时

...minutes to...后半小时

big minutes hand大分钟

refuse to do sth拒绝去做某事

at that moment/just  then就在那时

at the moment/now现在,此刻,在此时

in the crowd在人群中

I spotted him in the crowd.我在人群中一眼就认出了他

a crowd of people没有次序的人群，拥挤的人群

a group of people有次序的人群

a large crowd of people一大群人

crowds of people许多人,人山人海

second hand二手的,旧的

wait me a moment/ wait me a few seconds(for a few secs.)

secs.= seconds的缩写

cold fish冷漠的人;lucky dog幸运的人

refer to 指...

Town Hall市政府

练习感悟：感觉自己没有掌握的知识点还有好多，基础的知识忘记的差不多了，要拾起来不容易啊，慢慢来吧。