新概念英語第二冊Lesson 1 A private conversation（ 私人談話）
Lesson 9——A cold welcome
課文內容：
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered2 under the Town Hall clock. It would strike3 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.
Notes on the text 課文注釋
1 Town Hall , 市政廳，地方政府辦公之處。
2 a large crowd of…，一大群……。
3 in twenty minutes'time, 20分鐘之後。
參考譯文
星期三的晚上，我們去了市政廳。那是一年的最後一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘下面。再過20分鐘，大鐘將敲響12下。15分鐘過去了，而就在11點55分時，大鐘停了。那根巨大的分針不動了。我們等啊等啊，可情況沒有變化。突然有人喊道：「已經12點零2分了！那鍾已經停了！」我看了一下我的手錶，果真如此。那座大鐘不願意迎接新年。此時，大家已經笑了起來，同時唱起了歌。
自學導讀
1．…a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. ……一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘下面。
had gathered為過去完成時，表示過去某個時刻之前已經完成的動作。（cf. 第14課語法）
2．It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. 再過20分鐘，大鐘將敲響12下。
（1）這句話的時態為過去將來時。
（2）in+表示時間長度的短語可譯為「……時間之後」，一般與將來時連用：
Please wait a moment here. Jack4 will be back in a few minutes.
請在此稍候。傑克幾分鐘之後就回來。
（3）strike的基本含義是「打」、「擊」：
She struck5 the man in the face.
她打了那人的臉。
當用於鍾、樂器等東西時，它有「敲」、「彈」的含義：
When I entered the room, the clock struck five.
我進屋時，鐘敲響了5點。
3．We waited and waited, but nothing happened. 我們等啊等啊，可情況沒有變化。
動詞 happen作「發生」、「出現」講時，主語是物：
Have you heard what happened to Sam this morning?
你聽說今天上午薩姆發生了什麼事了嗎？
An interesting thing happened last night.
昨晚發生了一件有趣的事。
4．The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. 那座大鐘不願意迎接新年。
這句話中的兩個動詞 refuse和welcome在一般情況下主語都是人。我們可以說：
Susan's friends welcomed her with flowers when she returned from abroad.
蘇珊從國外回來時，她的朋友們用鮮花歡迎她。
在書上的這句話中，用大鐘作主語是一種擬人手法。
語法 Grammar in use
1．引導時間狀語的介詞 in, on, at, during, till與 until
（1）用in的時間短語有：
表示一天中的某段時間：
in the morning在早上
in the afternoon/ evening 在下午／晚上
表示月份、年份：
in March 在3月
in September 在9月
in 1984 在1984年
表示季節：
in (the) spring 在春天
in (the) winter 在冬天
in+ 一段時間有兩種含義。它可以表示「在某段時間之內」，這時它可以與現在時、過去時或將來時連用，一般與完成某個動作有關：
I always eat my breakfast in ten minutes.
我總是在10分鐘之內吃完早飯。
I finished the examination6 in two hours.
我在兩小時之內做完了考題。
另外，它還可以表示「……時間之後」，與將來時連用：Mother will be back in ten days.
母親10天後回來。
（2）用on的時間短語有：
表示星期：
on Monday 星期一
on Friday 星期五
on Monday morning/evening 在星期一早上／晚上表示日期：
on June 1st 在6月1日
on 23rd March 在3月23日
（在書寫日期時沒有冠詞，但在口語中則分別讀為：on June the first, on the 23rd of March）
表示星期+日期：
on Monday, June 1st 在6月1日，星期一
表示具體時間：
on that day 在那一天
on that evening 在那天晚上
My brother's birthday is on August 12th.我哥哥的生日是8月12日。
（3）用at的時間短語有：
表示確切的時間：
at 10 o'clock 在10點鐘
at 5 'clock 在5點鐘
表示用餐時間：
at lunch/ dinner time 在午飯／正餐時間
at teatime 在茶點時間
表示其他時刻：
at noon/ night/ midnight7 在中午／夜裡／半夜
at this time 在這時
Liz came to see me at ten/ teatime.
莉茲10點／在茶點時來看我了。
（4）during後必須跟一個名詞，可以指整個一段時間。它有時可以用in替代：
It was very hot during the summer.
那年夏天很熱。
He has phoned four times during the last half hour.
在這半小時內他打了4次電話。
但在下面的例句中則不可用in替代during:
I met him sometime8 during the week.
我是在這一周的某天遇見他的。
During the whole winter it never snowed.
整個冬季一直沒下雪。
（5）from…till…指一段明確的時間：
The tourist season runs from June till October.
旅遊季節從6月一直到10月。
（6）當所用動詞只表示一個短暫的動作（如finish, leave）時，則只能在否定句中用till/ until:
I won't leave till/ until Monday.
我要到星期一才離開。
2．否定句的兩種形式：not any與 no
對於一般疑問句，可以有兩種否定的回答：
否定詞no比not any的語氣要強，但這兩種否定的意義是相同的。no可構成複合詞nobody, none, nothing,nowhere9; any可構成複合詞anybody, anything和anywhere:
在一個句子中通常只能有一個否定詞（包括never, hardly等詞）：
而除黑人英語外一般不說：* I can't get no eggs.*
詞彙學習 Word study
1．gather1
（1）vt. 使集攏，集合，召集：
He gathered a large crowd of people round him.
他在自己周圍聚集了一大群人。
（2）vt. 收集，採集，收（莊稼等）：
The children are out in the field gathering10 flowers.
孩子們在外面地裡採花。
It has taken me a lifetime11 to gather all these books.
收集所有這些書花了我一輩子的時間。
（3）vi. 集攏，聚集，集合：
They gathered under the Town Hall clock.
他們聚集在市政廳的大鐘下面。
2. refuse
（1）vt. 拒絕（接受、服從等）：
She refused the gift.
她拒絕接受這份禮物。
（2）vt. 拒不，不肯，不願：
Mary refused to tell her age.
瑪麗不願說出自己的年齡。
John refused to change his mind.
約翰拒不改變主意。
（3）vi. 拒絕，不接受：
I offered to pay him for his help, but he refused.
對於他的幫助我提出給他報酬，但他拒絕了。
練習答案
Key to written exercises
1．關鍵句型練習答案
A 1 We went to the Town Hall on Wednesday evening/ New Year's Eve.
2 The clock would strike twelve in twenty minutes time.
3 The clock stopped at five to twelve.
B 1 in 2 On 3 during/ in 4 in 5 at
6 on…in 7 in 8 at…in 9 until
C (sample answers)
1 The match will begin at 3 o'clock.
2 They bought their house in 1980.
3 The shop is closed from one till two.
4 The children went to school in the morning.
5 He'll finish school in two years' time.
6 Let's go for a walk in the evening.
7 He went to church on Sunday.
2．難點練習答案
A 1 No, I haven't any/ have no money.
2 No, I didn't go anywhere/ went nowhere in the holidays.
3 No, I didn't buy anything/ bought nothing this morning.
4 No, there wasn't anybody/ was nobody present when the accident happened.
B He has no hobbies. He goes nowhere. He sees nobody. He is interested in nothing----except food!
3．多項選擇題答案
1 b 2 b 3 d 4 a 5 a 6 b
7 b 8 d 9 b 10 b 11 d 12 c
課堂筆記
New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
★welcome n. 歡迎；v. 歡迎
a cold welcome 冷遇
welcome to＋地點
welcome to China
welcome to my home/welcome Home/welcome back
You are welcome./welcome adj.
You are welcome to+地點
★crowd n. 人群
person
people
crowd :in the crowd
I spotted12 him in the crowd 一眼看見
a crowd of people 沒有次序的人群，擁擠的人群
a group of people 有次序的人群
crowd v.擁擠，擠滿
a large crowd of people 一大群人／crowds of people 許多人，人山人海
★gather v. 聚集
people gathered 人們聚集在一起，尤指自發性的聚集
★hand n. （表或機器的）指針
hand n.手
minute hand/second hand/hour hand
second hand 二手的，舊的
wait me a moment/wait me a few seconds(for a few secs.)
secs.:seconds的縮寫
★shout v. 喊叫
call out 大聲喊叫
cry out 大聲哭喊
scream13 尖叫
★refuse v. 拒絕
★laugh v. 笑
【課文講解】
A cold welcome 冷遇
cold 冷的，寒冷的，冷淡的
cold fish 冷漠的人
lucky dog 幸運的人
My brother is a cold fish.
What doews "a cold welcome" refer14 to ?
refer to 指……
On Wednesday evening
in the evening
wednesday修飾evening
Town Hall 市政廳
the last day of the year 一年中的最後一天
a large crowd of the peopley一大群人
had gathered 強調事件的時間是過去的過去
It指clock
strike v.strike the clock敲鐘/clock strike鍾自己響
knock at the door
Listen,the clock is striking15.
strike twelve 數字表示敲擊的次數
in twenty minutes' time 20分鐘之後
in 表示在段時間以後
根據時態判別in 表示的含義
would strike過去將來時，從過去看未來
We will finish class in half an hour.
minutes'名詞所有格
It will leave in...minutes'time
in twenty(minutes'time)名詞所有格可省略
my mother's ,Kit's,Tom's
名詞所有格可以用來表達時間
an hour's time
名詞以-s結尾或者本身是以-s結尾的複數名詞，所有格加 』
名詞所有格表示時間或距離
How far is the school from here?
3 minutes' walk.
pass 過了
to 沒到
...minutes pass...前半小時
25 minutes passed eight
...minutes to ...後半小時
a quarter to nine/15 minutes to nine
時刻指點時間，時間指段時間
時刻前的介詞用at
at five to twelve作時間狀語
一般過去時the clock stopped
順序句式...,the clock stopped at five to twelve.
An hour passed and then,he arrived.
...minutes later幾分鐘以後
some time passed and then,sth happened.
big minute hand 大分針
waited and waited 等啊等啊，強調動作的重複
walked and walked ,run and run
but 然而，錶轉折
nothing happened
happen vi.事情做主語，事情發生
what happened?
someone shouted 有人大聲喊
It's two minutes past twelve!
I go to school at seven o'clock.時間狀語
It's nine o'clock;現在9點了
The clock has stopped!現在完成時，強調過去動作導致的結果。
I have had my breakfast.我已經吃過早餐了
I have...
I read a book...
I looked at my watch.
It was true...這是一個事實
It was true that+從句
refuse to do sth.拒絕去做某事
I refuse to leave.我拒絕離開
I refuse to move.我拒絕移動
at that moment :just then就在那時
at the moment: now 現在，此刻，在此時
過去時 began to laugh and sing.
〖本課重點〗
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 有修飾詞用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……時候
I can't enter for the sports meeting until tomorrow.
from..to...
Everyday16 we have English class from 8:30 to 11:30
during 在……期間
in the holiday:強調這段時間其中某一點時間，並不表示自始至終
during the holiday 強調假期的從頭到尾
He enjoyed himself during his holiday.
I was caught in an accident in the holiday
Exercises B
1.in; 2.on; 3.in沒有強調自始自終 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 用於否定句和疑問句中，some用於肯定句
Do you have any friends?
I don't have any friends.
not 用在非實義動詞後面，實義動詞前面．
not any=no adj.用在名詞前面
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:人們，做主語是一定是複數
police，cattle是複數
8.D
敲門用knock
敲鐘用strike
hit輕和strike重(hit hard)在一定的時候可以互換 打一下
beat 連續不斷的打 beat drums
12.
deny:否認 拒絕去承認，後面一般加名詞
refuse:拒絕
參考例句：
2 gathered參考例句：
3 strike參考例句：
4 jack參考例句：
5 struck參考例句：
6 examination參考例句：
7 midnight參考例句：
8 sometime參考例句：
9 nowhere參考例句：
There's nowhere else I really want to go to.沒有別的地方是我真正想去的。
He had nowhere to go,so I took him in.他無處可去，所以我收留了他。
10 gathering參考例句：
11 lifetime參考例句：
12 spotted參考例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商從一群200頭牛中選出有斑點的牛。
Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯積了有斑點的短襪。
13 scream參考例句：
Don't scream,I can hear what you are saying.別喊，我聽得見你說些什麼。
He was so funny，he made us scream with laughter.他很有趣，逗得我們哈哈大笑。
14 refer參考例句：
15 striking參考例句：
16 everyday參考例句：
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