新概念英语第二册短语lesson9

【New words and expressions】

welcome n. 欢迎;v. 欢迎 crowd n. 人群 gather v. 聚集 hand n. (表或机器的)指针 shout v. 喊叫 refuse v. 拒绝 laugh v. 笑

★welcome n. 欢迎;v. 欢迎 ① n. 欢迎 a cold welcome 冷遇 ② v. 欢迎 welcome to+地点 welcome to China;welcome to my home;welcome home;welcome back ③ adj. 受欢迎的 You are welcome. You are welcome to+地点

★crowd n. 人群 ① n. 人群 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 一群人，没有次序的人群, 拥挤的人群 a group of people 一群人，有次序的人群 ② v.拥挤, 挤满 a large crowd of people 一大群人 crowds of people 许多人, 人山人海

★gather v. 聚集 ① vt. 使集拢，集合，召集 He gathered a large crowd of people round him. ② vt 收集，采集，收(庄稼等) The children are out in the field gathering flowers. 孩子们在外面地里采花。 It has taken me a lifetime to gather all these books. 收集所有这些书花了我一辈子的时间。 ③ vi. 集拢，聚集，集合 They gathered under the Town Hall clock. people gathered 人们聚集在一起, 尤指自发性的聚集

★hand n. (表或机器的)指针;手 minute hand;second hand;hour hand second hand 二手的，旧的，秒针 wait me a moment/wait me a few seconds(for a few secs.) (secs.是seconds的缩写)

★refuse v. 拒绝 ① vt. 拒绝(接受、服从等) She refused the gift. ② vt. 拒不，不肯，不愿 John refused to change his mind. 约翰拒不改变主意。 ③ vi. 拒绝，不接受 I offered to pay him for his help, but he refused. 对于他的帮助我提出给他报酬，但他拒绝了。

★shout v. 喊叫 call out 大声喊叫 cry out 大声哭喊 scream 尖叫

【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' 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.

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.

【课文讲解】

1、A cold welcome 冷遇 cold adj. 冷的, 寒冷的, 冷淡的 cold fish 冷漠的人 My brother is a cold fish. lucky dog幸运的人 What does "a cold welcome" refer to ? (refer to 指……)

2、On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. morning，afternoon，evening前如果加修饰词则用介词on，否则用in Town Hall 市政厅

3、 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 一年中的最后一天 a large crowd of the people 一大群人

4、It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.

★strike v. 打，击;敲，弹(钟，乐器等) ① v. 打，击 She struck the man in the face. ② v. 敲，弹(钟，乐器等) strike the clock (人)敲钟 clock strike 钟自己响 Listen, the clock is striking. strike twelve 数字表示敲击的次数 minutes'名词所有格，用来表达时间名词所有格表示时间或距离 It will leave in five minutes'time. in twenty(minutes'time)名词所有格可省略 an hour's time How far is the school from here? 3 minutes' walk. 三分钟路程。

5、 Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. … minutes pass … 几点过几分(前半小时，pass过了) 25 minutes passed eight … minutes to … 几点过几分(后半小时，to还没到) a quarter to nine/15 minutes to nine 时刻指点时间, 时间指段时间。时刻前的介词用at …(some time) passed and then, sth. happened ……时间过去了，…… An hour passed and then, he arrived. 一个小时过去了，他终于来了。 …minutes later几分钟以后

6、We waited and waited, but nothing happened. waited and waited 等啊等啊, 强调动作的重复(walked and walked;run and run) happen vi.事情做主语, 事情发生 What happened? Nothing happened.新概念英语第二册mp3下载

7、It was true. It was true that+从句 ……是一个事实

8、The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. refuse to do sth. 拒绝去做某事 I refuse to leave. 我拒绝离开 I refuse to move. 我拒绝移动

9、 At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing. at that moment = just then 就在那时 at the moment = now 现在, 此刻, 在此时

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