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.
[礼拜三的晚上，咱们去了市政厅。 那是一年的最后一天，一大群人汇集在市政厅的大钟下面。]
It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock
stopped.
[再过20分钟，大钟将敲响12下。15分钟曩昔了，而就在11点55分时，大钟停了。]
The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
[那根庞大的分针不动了。 咱们等啊等啊，可环境没有变革。]
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.
[忽然有人喊道：“已12点零2分了！那钟已停了！”我看了一下我的腕表，果然如斯。那座大钟不肯意迎接新年。]
At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
[此时，大师已笑了起来，同时唱起了歌。]
三 New Word and expressions & 生词和短语
welcome n. 接待；v. 接待；crowd n. 人群；gather v. 汇集；hand n. （表或呆板的）指针；shout v. 喊叫；refuse v. 回绝；laugh v. 笑；
四 Notes on the text & 课文注释
[1] Town Hall. 市政厅。
[2] a large crowd of …… 一大群……
[3] in twenty minutes' time. 20分钟以后。
五 Gra妹妹ar in use & 语法
英语时候的表达方法：
[1]直接读，举例：7:10 seven ten；
[2]逆读，举例：6:10 ten past six，4:50 ten to five；
[3]刚好半小时，举例：6:30 half past six；
[4]过15分钟，举例：9:15 a quarter to nine。
六 Word study & 辞汇进修
[1] welcome n. 接待; v. 接待
a cold welcome 冷遇
welcome to+地址
welcome to China
welcome to my home/welcome home/welcome back
You are welcome./welcome adj.
You are welcome to+地址
[2] crowd n. 人群
person
people
crowd
: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 没有顺序的人群, 拥堵的人群
a group of people 有顺序的人群
crowd v.拥堵, 挤满
a large crowd of people 一大群人/crowds of people 很多人, 人隐士海
[3] gather v. 汇集
people gathered 人们汇集在一块儿, 尤指自觉性的汇集
[4] hand n. (表或呆板的)指针
hand n.手
minute hand/second hand/hour hand
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
[5] shout v. 喊叫
call out 高声喊叫
cry out 高声哭喊
scream 尖叫
[6] refuse v. 回绝
[7] laugh v. 笑
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