Lesson 9
A cold welcome
冷遇
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★welcome n,欢迎；v,欢迎
a cold welcome 冷遇
welcome to＋地点
welcome to China
welcome to my home/welcome home/welcome back
You are welcome./welcome adj.
You are welcome to+地点
★crowd n,人群
person
people
crowd,in the crowd
I spotted him in the crowd 一眼看见
a crowd of people 没有次序的人群，拥挤的人群
a group of people 有次序的人群
crowd 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
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
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
★shout v,喊叫
call out 大声喊叫
cry out 大声哭喊
scream 尖叫
★refuse v,拒绝
★laugh v,笑
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What does 'a cold welcome' refer to?
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】
A cold welcome 冷遇
cold 冷的，寒冷的，冷淡的
cold fish 冷漠的人
lucky dog 幸运的人
My brother is a cold fish.
What doews "a cold welcome" refer to?
refer to 指……
On Wednesday evening
in the evening
wednesday修饰evening
Town Hall 市政厅
the last day of the year 一年中的最后一天
a large crowd of the peopley一大群人
had gathered 强调事件的时间是过去的过去
It指clock
strike v.strike the clock敲钟/clock strike钟自己响
knock at the door
Listen,the clock is striking.
strike twelve 数字表示敲击的次数
in twenty minutes' time 20分钟之后
in 表示在段时间以后根据时态判别in 表示的含义
would strike过去将来时，从过去看未来
We will finish class in half an hour.
minutes'名词所有格
It will leave in...minutes'time
in twenty(minutes'time)名词所有格可省略
my mother's,Kit's,Tom's
名词所有格可以用来表达时间
an hour's time
名词以-s结尾或者本身是以-s结尾的复数名词，所有格加 ’
名词所有格表示时间或距离
How far is the school from here?
3 minutes' walk.
pass 过了
to 没到
...minutes pass...前半小时
25 minutes passed eight
...minutes to,..后半小时
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
at five to twelve作时间状语一般过去时the clock stopped
顺序句式...,the clock stopped at five to twelve.
An hour passed and then,he arrived.
...minutes later几分钟以后
some time passed and then,sth happened.
big minute hand 大分针
waited and waited 等啊等啊，强调动作的重复
walked and walked,run and run
but 然而，表转折
nothing happened
happen vi.事情做主语，事情发生
what happened?
someone shouted 有人大声喊
It's two minutes past twelve!
I go to school at seven o'clock.时间状语
It's nine o'clock;现在9点了
The clock has stopped!现在完成时，强调过去动作导致的结果。
I have had my breakfast.我已经吃过早餐了
I have...
I read a book...
I looked at my watch.
It was true...这是一个事实
It was true that+从句
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
at that moment,just then就在那时
at the moment,now 现在，此刻，在此时过去时 began to laugh and sing.
〖本科重点〗
1...minutes passed and then,sth.happened.
2.What happened? Nothing happened.
3.It was ture.
【Key structures】
When did you arrived?
I arrived at ten o'clock.
at/in/on/others
when...?
in the morning;in the afternoon;in the evening
on Friday;on 15th; on Wednesday evening;on fine afternoon 有修饰词用on
in a week;in January;in Feb.
in summer;in spring; in autumn;in winter
in 1992;in 1999
at night;at noon;at five to twelve;at ten o'clock
until 直到……时候
I can't enter for the sports meeting until tomorrow.
from..to...
Everyday we have English class from 8:30 to 11:30
during 在……期间
in the holiday:强调这段时间其中某一点时间，并不表示自始至终
during the holiday 强调假期的从头到尾
He enjoyed himself during his holiday.
I was caught in an accident in the holiday
Exercises B
1.in; 2.on; 3.in没有强调自始自终 4.in
5.at(at the moment=now) 6.on;in 7.in; 8.at;in 9.until
【Special Difficulties】
not...any and no...
any 用于否定句和疑问句中，some用于肯定句
Do you have any friends?
I don't have any friends.
not 用在非实义动词后面，实义动词前面．
not any=no adj.用在名词前面
I have no friends.
Exercise B
He hasn't any hobbies,---->He has no hobbies.
He does not go anywhere.--->He goes nowhere
He does not see anybody.--->He sees nobody.
He is not interested in anything--except food!---->He is interested in
nothing --execpt food
【Mulitiple choice questions】
4.A
people:人们，做主语是一定是复数
police，cattle是复数
8.D
敲门用knock
敲钟用strike
hit轻和strike重(hit hard)在一定的时候可以互换 打一下
beat 连续不断的打 beat drums
12,
deny:否认 拒绝去承认，后面一般加名词
refuse:拒绝
