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Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇
【New words and expressions】生词和短语（7）
welcome n. 欢迎；v. 欢迎本 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. 1.你是受欢迎的。2.不用谢
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
a large crowd of people/crowds of people:人山人海
② v.拥挤, 挤满
★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.
Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话
Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very
interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting
behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors.
I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any
attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. ‘I can't hear a
word!’ I said angrily.
‘It's none of your business, ’ the young man said rudely. ‘This is a private
conversation!’
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch 早餐还是午餐
It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until
lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark
outside. ‘What a day!’ I thought. ‘It's raining again. ’ Just then, the telephone rang.
Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇
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.
Comprehension
1 The crowd gathered under the clock because __________
(a) it was twenty to twelve
(b) they wanted to welcome the New Year
(c) it was Wednesday evening
(d) the clock had stopped
2 They realized the clock had stopped __________
新概念英语第二册第九课课文
Lesson 9 The sporting spirit
As the Olympic Games approached in 1972, a Japanese pole-vaulter named Konno was training harder than ever before. The
reason was that he had been shamed by his failure in the1968
Games. He had hoped to do well then and had worked hard for
months to achieve his goal. At the last moment, however, he fell
from the pole and was disqualified. The unhappy memory of this
disaster still haunted him four years later.
Now, as a member of the Japanese Olympic team, he was truing to
make sure that he did not repeat his earlier failure. Every day he
would vault over the bar dozens of times until he was exhausted.
He was determined that when the Games began, he would be ready
for them.
However, fate played a cruel trick on him. Just a few months
before the Olympics opened, he broke his ankle while competing
