1、 A cold welcome冷遇冷遇 Lesson 9*New words and expressions生词和短语welcomewelkm n.欢迎；v.欢迎crowdkraud n.人群gather v.聚集handhnd n.（表或机器的）指针shoutaut v.喊叫refuserifju:z v.拒绝laughl:f v.笑*New words and expressions welcome n.v.欢迎n.a cold welcome 冷遇v.welcome to+地点Welcome to China.Welcome home/back.adj.You are welcome.1
2、.你是受欢迎的。2.不用谢You are welcome to+地点crowd n.人群in the crowd:在人群里 I spotted him in the crowd.a crowd of people:没有秩序的人群，拥挤的人群a group of people:有秩序的人群a large crowd of people/crowds of people:人山人海v.crowd 拥挤，挤满生词和短语*New words and expressions生词和短语 gather v.聚集people gather:人们聚集在一起，尤指自发性的聚集hand n.（表或机器的）指针minu
3、te/second/hour hand:分/秒/时针Which is the oldest?-second hand因为second hand还有“二手的，旧的”意思wait for a moment/wait for a few seconds(secs.)secs.是seconds的缩写，在美国电影里经常能遇到shout v.喊叫=call out 大声喊叫；cry out:大声哭喊；scream:尖叫*The question What does a cold welcome refer to?*Text On Wednesday evening,we went to the Town
4、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.Suddenl
5、y 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.*Text On Wednesday evening,we went to the Town Hall.*Text 星期三的晚上，我们去了市政厅。*Text It was the last day of th
6、e year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.*Text 那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。*Text It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time.*Text 再过20分钟，大钟将敲响12下。*Text Fifteen minutes passed and then,at five to twelve,the clock stopped.*Text 15分钟过去了，而就在11点55分时，大钟停了。*Text The big mi
7、nute hand did not move.We waited and waited,but nothing happened.*Text 那根巨大的分针不动了。我们等啊等啊，可情况没有变化。*Text Suddenly someone shouted.Its two minutes past twelve!The clock has stopped!I looked at my watch.*Text 突然有人喊道：“已经12点零2分了！那钟已经停了！”我看了一下我的手表。*Text It was true.The big clock refused to welcome the New
8、Year.*Text 果真如此。那座大钟不愿意迎接新年。*Text At that moment,everybody began to laugh and sing.*Text 此时，大家已经笑了起来，同时唱起了歌。*Text 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
9、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 Yea
10、r.At that moment,everybody began to laugh and sing.*参考译文星期三的晚上，我们去了市政厅。那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。再过20分钟，大钟将敲响12下。15分钟过去了，而就在11点55分时，大钟停了。那根巨大的分针不动了。我们等啊等啊，可情况没有变化。突然有人喊道：“已经12点零2分了！那钟已经停了！”我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。那座大钟不愿意迎接新年。此时，大家已经笑了起来，同时唱起了歌。*a cold welcome:冷遇冷遇cold:寒冷的；冷淡的寒冷的；冷淡的cold fishlucky dog Town Ha
11、ll:市政厅市政厅 strike:strike the clockListen,the clock is striking.strike twelveknock和和strikehit和和strike可以互换可以互换beat：连续不断的打：连续不断的打 beat drumsLanguage Points*in twenty minutes time 20分钟之后minutes 名词所有格1.生命体：my mothers;Toms2.表达时间：an hours time3.表示距离（在指路时常用）-How far is the school from here?-3 minutes walk.分钟的介词：past：过了；to：没到.minutes past.前半小时.minutes to.后半小时Language Points*The clock has stopped!现在完成时，强调过去动作导致的结果。at that moment=just then 就在那时at the moment=now 现在，此刻Language Points*Thank you*
