Lesson 20 A cold welcome
冷遇

一、词汇部分：
1.welcome /ˈwel.kəm/ n. 欢迎；v. 欢迎
搭配：a warm welcome 热烈的欢迎
例：When we went to their school, they gave us a warm welcome.
搭配：welcome to + 地点，欢迎来某地
搭配： You are welcome. 不客气。
Place – n. 某人家里
2.crowd /kraʊd/ n. 人群
搭配：a crowd of people 一群人（注意区别a group of people）
搭配：follow the crowd 随大流；
3.gather /ˈɡæð.ɚ/ v.聚积
4.hand /hænd/ n. 指针
搭配：first hand/second hand 一手的／二手的
搭配：hand in 递交
information --- 新
hour/minute/second hand
You have to hand in your paper before Friday.
5.shout /ʃaʊt/ v. 大喊
6.refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ v. 拒绝
英文解释：to say that you will not do or accept something:
搭配：refuse to do something 拒绝做某事
7.laugh /læf/ v. 笑
英文解释：to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy:
搭配：laugh at someone 嘲笑某人
spend花费
the rest of one’s life 余生
spend + 时间 (in ) doing sth

文章讲解：
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 beganto laugh and sing.

1.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.
1) 语法点：时间介词on/in/at 复习
on---具体某一天
in—某一月，或者某一年
at—具体某一个时刻，或者固定搭配
in the evening ---on Wednesday evening
at night---- on Wednesday night
in spring ---- on a warm spring
in the morning/afternoon/evening
Let’s meet up at 1 p.m.
2)过去时复习
go to + 地方，去某地
3)语法点：序数词复习, 并列结构复习和过去完成时。
It was the last day of the year and a crowd of people had gathered under the town Hall clock.
序数词前面一定要有定冠词（the）
I loved you and I will always love you.