新概念入门第二册09 新概念

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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. (1)__________________. 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. (2)_________________. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.



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

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1.  It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time.
2.  The big block refused to welcome the New Year

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1 It         twelve in twenty minutes time.
2 The big clock  refused to welcome the new year

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It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time