一、單詞

welcome /?welk?m/ v. 歡迎，迎接；迎

adj. （某人）受歡迎的；

n.?歡迎，迎接；

a cold welcome?

a warm welcome

welcome to Beijing

welcome you/the New Year.

You are welcome.?

crowd /kra?d/ n. 人群；

crowded adj. 擁擠的

a crowd of 一群..??

a large crowd of 一大群…

gather /?ɡ?e?(r)/ v. 聚集，召集；收集，采集；

gather round 聚起來

hand /h?nd/ n. 手；（鐘表的）指針；?

v. 傳遞

minute hand 分針

second hand 秒針

hour hand 時針

①try to do L7 + fix?

They are trying to fix that big minute hand.

Why are they trying to fix that big minute hand?

②hand sth to sb

shout /?a?t/ vi. 叫嚷，大聲說；呼叫，喊叫；呼喚，呼喊（以引起注意）；

① shout at sb (This suggests that we’re angry)?表示生氣的喊叫

②shout to sb (When we shout to someone, we want them to hear us. They might be on the other side of the street)?大聲喊以引起注意

refuse /r??fju?z/ v. 拒絕，回絕（做某事）；不接受，拒絕（別人給的東西）；

①refuse to do sth

He refused to take the money.

②refuse sb 拒絕某人

laugh /lɑ?f/ v. 笑，發(fā)笑；嘲笑，不以為然；?

①The baby is laughing.

②laugh at sb 嘲笑某人

Don’t laugh at me, man!

二、原文

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.

三、課文和語法

1. On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.

On Wednesday evening?只要與天有關的用on

in the evening 沒有天的，上午、下午和晚上用in

Town Hall 市政廳

2. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.

1）過去完成時

①形式 had done

②用法：立足過去的時間點，向之前看，看事情的完成狀況（已完成或者部分完成）

2）詞匯 gather, accumulate, assemble, collect

gather 指人自發(fā)或有意集合在一起，也指把分散的東西聚集起來

accumulate 指成年累月，長時間的積累

assemble 指為一定的目的，把零散的東西或人收集或集合在一起

collect 強調收集

3） crowds of 成群的 ?

a large crowd of 一大群(較擁擠)

3. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.

1）in + 時間 ?表示在…時間之后 ??L37課中會再提到

也可以直接說in twenty minutes

2）twenty minutes’ time 名詞所有格

a teacher’s book??teachers’ book

ten years’ time?ten miles’ distance

3）would strike 過去將來時

①形式：would do??或者 ?was/were going to do

否定 ： wouldn’t do 或者wasn’t/weren’t going to do

疑問Would + 主語+ do…? 或者 Was/Were +主語+ going to do …?

②用法：過去的將來，立足過去時間點，看將來的事情

4）過去將來VS 一般將來

立足時間點不同，過去將來立足過去某一時間點，一般將來立足現在

5) 過去將來VS 一般過去

過去將來立足過去某一時間點看將來的事，一般過去看過去某一時間點的事

6）詞匯：strike, hit, beat, knock, crack

knock 是不及物動詞，后面要跟介詞后再接賓語 knock at/on the door

beat 反復地、連續(xù)地敲打 My heart beat fast with joy

hit 指有目的地擊中某人或某物，側重打中、擊中 ?Hit the ball

strike 強調急速地、用力地敲打（用手、拳頭或其他器物突然用力猛打一下） strike the clock 敲鐘

Strike while the iron is hot 趁熱打鐵

crack 指突然的重擊、往往暗示伴有響聲。The boy fell and cracked his head against the wall

4. The big minute hand did not move

hour hand 時針 ???second hand 秒針，二手

minute hand 分針

5. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.

sth happen to sb?L37課中會再提到

6. I looked at my watch

不及物動詞后面接賓語需加上介詞prep.

介詞起到中介、媒介的作用，后面跟名詞、代詞或者相當于名詞的詞

prep.+n 相當于介賓結構，作賓語

7. It was true.

?true adj. 真實的

truth 真相，事實 n.

false adj. 不真實的，錯誤的

8.The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.

refuse to do sth

9. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

begin-began-begun

begin to do = begin doing

at that moment = just then

at the moment = now

10. 表示時間的介詞

before /after?

from … to …

since /until

during

at 8 o’clock/night/midnight/noon??at + 時間點（或者類似時間點）

on+ 天

in+年/月/日 ?in 1992/summer/January

in the morning/evening/afternoon

四、習慣用法

?a cold welcome

a warm welcome

gather round

shout at sb.

laugh at sb.

the last day of the year

a large crowd of

in twenty minutes' time

refused to do sth.

at that moment

begin to do sth.