新概念英语第二册第9课

1、lesson 9 a cold welcome 倒计时活动的由来 倒计时的活动是美国时代广场在1904年首次举办的，1907年第一次举办水晶球跨年活动，百年来风靡全球，已经成为纽约甚至全美最主要的年度活动之一。每年都有近百万人在午夜时分挤上纽约时代广场，随着象征和平的水晶球在倒数最后一分钟缓缓从天而降，现场气氛热烈到最高点。尽管美国拉斯维加斯、迈阿密，甚至其他国家都在效仿举办类似大型活动，但依旧不敌纽约时代广场的超级魅力，每年全球有超过十亿人通过电视实况转播观赏整个过程。【new words and expressions】 welcome n. 欢迎；v. 欢迎 crowd n. 人群 ga

2、ther 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 n. 欢迎 a cold welcome 冷遇 v. 欢迎 welcome to+地点 welcome to china；welcome to my home； welcome home； welcome back adj. 受欢迎的 you are welcome. you are welcome to+地点crowd n. 人群 n. 人群 in the crowd 在人群中 i spotted him in the cro

3、wd. 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 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 vt. 使集拢，集合，召集 he gathered a large crowd of people round him. 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

4、。 it has taken me a lifetime to gather all these books. 收集所有这些书花了我一辈子的时间。 vi. 集拢，聚集，集合 they gathered under the town hall clock. 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；手 1 指针 minute hand；second hand；hour hand 2手 hand in hand second hand 二手的，旧的，秒针 3交 hand in /hand out wait me a moment/wait

5、 me a few seconds(for a few secs.) （secs.是seconds的缩写）refuse v. 拒绝 refuse sth. 拒绝某物 she refuses my gift. refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事 she refuses to marry me.shout v. 喊叫 shout at sb 对.大喊大叫(不礼貌) shout to sb 对.大声喊（使听到） ishouted to him to stop playing the music so loudly. call out 大声喊叫 cry out 大声哭喊 scream 尖叫

6、laugh v.笑 he is a very funny guy,he always makes me laugh. laugh at sb 取笑 we all laughed at jim,he said he believed in ghosts. laughter 笑声 the house is always full of laughter. smile at 对.微笑 make fun of sb 捉弄某人【text】 on wednesday evening, we went to the town hall. it was the last day of the year and

7、 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. its two minut

8、es 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.1、a cold welcome 冷遇 cold adj. 冷的, 寒冷的, 冷淡的 cold fish 冷漠的人 my brother is a cold fish. lucky dog幸运的人 what does a cold welcome refer

9、 to ? （refer to 指）2、on wednesday evening, we went to the town hall. morning，afternoon，evening前如果加修饰词则用介词on，否则用in i usually have a cup of coffee in the morning. on sunday morning bill was woken by the telephone. town hall 市政厅3、it was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered u

10、nder the town hall clock. the last day of the year 一年中的最后一天 a large crowd of the people 一大群人4、it would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. strike v. 打，击；敲，弹（钟，乐器等） v. 打，击 she struck the man in the face. v. 敲，弹（钟，乐器等） strike the clock （人）敲钟 clock strike 钟自己响 listen, the clock is striking. strike tw

11、elve 数字表示敲击的次数 minutes名词所有格，用来表达时间 名词所有格表示时间或距离 it will leave in five minutestime. in twenty(minutestime)名词所有格可省略 an hours time how far is the school from here? 3 minutes walk. 三分钟路程。5、fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. minutes pass 几点过几分（前半小时，pass过了） 25 minutes p

12、assed eight minutes to 几点过几分（后半小时，to还没到） 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 (some time) passed and then, sth. happened 时间过去了， an hour passed and then, he arrived. 一个小时过去了，他终于来了。 minutes later几分钟以后6、we waited and waited, but nothing happened. waited and waited 等啊等啊, 强调动作的重复

13、（walked and walked；run and run） happen vi.事情做主语, 事情发生 what happened? nothing happened.7、it was true. it was true that+从句 是一个事实 is it true that your wife is in hospital?8、the big clock refused to welcome the new year. 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9、at that

14、moment, everybody began to laugh and sing. at that moment = just then 就在那时 at the moment = now 现在, 此刻, 在此时引导时间状语的介词in/on/at/during/till与until 1、用in的时间短语有： 表示一天中的某段时间：in the morning；in the afternoon；in the evening 表示周、月份、年份：in a week；in january；in feb；in 1992 表示季节：in summer；in spring；in autumn；in win

15、ter in+表示时间长度的短语可以表示“在某段时间之内”，这时可以与现在时、过去时或将来时连用，一般与完成某动作有关；还可译为“时间之后”，一般与将来时连用。根据时态判别in 表示的含义 in twenty minutes time 20分钟之后 we will finish class in half an hour. 2、用on的时间短语有： 表示星期：on monday；on friday 表示日期：on june 1st；on 23rd march（在书写日期时没有冠词，但在口语中则分别读为：on june the first；on the 23rd of march） 表示星期+日

16、期：on monday, june 1st 表示具体时间：on wednesday evening；on fine afternoon；on that day 3、用at的时间短语有： 表示确切的时间：at five to twelve；at ten oclock 表示用餐时间：at lunch/dinner time；at teatime 表示其他时刻：at night；at noon；at midnight；at that time 4、during在期间，后必须跟一个名词，可以指整个一段时间，有时可以用in替代 he has phoned four times during the la

17、st half hour. i met him sometime during the week.（不能用in代替） 我是在这一周的某天遇到他的。 during the holiday 强调假期的从头到尾 he enjoyed himself during his holiday. in the holiday 强调这段时间其中某一点时间, 并不表示自始至终 i was caught in an accident in the holiday. 5、fromtill 指一段明确的时间： the tourist season runs from june till october. 6、unti

18、l prep.&coin. 直到时候，直到什么时候为止, 直到什么时候才 until主句和从句两个都用一般过去时对(最习惯的一种用法), 主句和从句任何一个用过去完成是也对 i cant enter for the sports meeting until tomorrow. i had not understood the problem until he explained it. we hadnt disturbed him until he finished work. we didnt disturb him until he had finished work. we didnt disturb him until he finished work.(更习惯于这种用法) 7、fromto everyday we have english class from 8:30 to 11:30 关于时间表示方法 : whats the time?/what time is it? a整点 : a oclock a点b分（b30) : a b / (60-b) to (a+1) a点45分 : a forty-five / a quarter to (a+1) / fifteen to (a+1) any，not.a