Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇
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. 'It's 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.
词汇重点：
welcome n.欢迎；
v.欢迎，Welcome to Beijing！
adj.受欢迎的，You are welcome！（你是受欢迎的）不客气
gather v.聚集
the darkness gathered.夜色渐浓。
gather crops收割庄稼
come together聚集，到一起来
collect收集，聚集
refuse v.拒绝
refuse+n./upon拒绝某事某物
refuse to do拒绝做某事（动词后面跟动词作宾语时要搞清楚用动词不定式作宾语还是动名词作宾语）
refusal n.拒绝
turn down拒绝
say no（to…）拒绝
decline v.婉言谢绝
reject v.断然拒绝
课文重点：
1. On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.
在天的前面一般用in
一旦确定具体哪一天以及某些天的早上、中午、晚上要用介词on
Town Hall小城市的市政厅
City hall大城市的市政厅
2. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
the last day of the year一年的最后一天
new year`s eve新年前夜，eve前夜
clock比较大的钟表，挂式或落地式
watch手表，怀表
pocketwatch怀表
3. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.
would strike过去将来时，站在过去看将来
strike（struck struck）重重的敲打，钟打点报时
in twenty minutes' time=in twenty minutes
表示"用了多长时间"不加`s time.
一段时间的前面要加in，年/月/四季
大地点前面要加in
4. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.
five to twelve差五分十二点
表示时间点用at
表示小地点用at
5. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
We waited and waited我等啊等，重复动词表示强调
sth happen to sb事情发生到某人身上，即某人发生某事=occur
sb happen to do某人碰巧做某事
6. Suddenly someone shouted. 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!'
suddenly突然
all of a sudden突然
all at once突然
以上三个可以互换
7. I looked at my watch. It was true.
look at看
have a look at看
take a look at看
8. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
9. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
At that moment在那时
begin to do开始做某事，强调客观的事情，人为无法控制
begin doing开始做某事，强调主观的事情，人可以控制的
To learn to swim，you must be in the water。要学会游泳，就必须下水。
——列宁
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