Lesson 9 A cold welcome冷遇
First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
What does a cold welcome' refer to?
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.
星期三的晚上,我們?nèi)チ耸姓d。
It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
那是一年的最后一天,一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘下面。
It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.
再過20分鐘,大鐘將敲響12下。15分鐘過去 了,而就在 11點(diǎn)55分時(shí),大鐘停了。
The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
那根巨大的分針不動(dòng)了。我們等啊等啊,可情況沒有變化。
Suddenly someone shouted, ‘It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!" I looked at my watch. It was true.
突然有人喊道:“已經(jīng)12點(diǎn)零2分了!那鐘已經(jīng)停了!”我看了一下我的 手表,果真如此。
The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
那座大鐘不愿意迎接新年。此時(shí),大家已經(jīng)笑了起來(lái),同時(shí)唱起了歌。
New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
welcome
n. 歡迎; v. 歡迎
crowd
n. 人群
gather
v. 聚集
hand
n. (表或機(jī)器的)指針
shout
v. 喊叫
refuse
v. 拒絕
laugh
v. 笑
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分鐘之后。
Lesson 9 自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text1.…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(shí),表示過去某個(gè)時(shí)刻之前已經(jīng)完成的動(dòng)作。(cf. 第14課語(yǔ)法)
2.It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. 再過20分鐘,大鐘將敲響12下。
?。?)這句話的時(shí)態(tài)為過去將來(lái)時(shí)。
?。?)in+表示時(shí)間長(zhǎng)度的短語(yǔ)可譯為“……時(shí)間之后”,一般與將來(lái)時(shí)連用:
Please wait a moment here. Jack will be back in a few minutes.
請(qǐng)?jiān)诖松院?。杰克幾分鐘之后就回?lái)。
(3)strike的基本含義是“打”、“擊”:
She struck the man in the face.
她打了那人的臉。
當(dāng)用于鐘、樂器等東西時(shí),它有“敲”、“彈”的含義:
When I entered the room, the clock struck five.
我進(jìn)屋時(shí),鐘敲響了5點(diǎn)。
3.We waited and waited, but nothing happened. 我們等啊等啊,可情況沒有變化。
動(dòng)詞 happen作“發(fā)生”、“出現(xiàn)”講時(shí),主語(yǔ)是物:
Have you heard what happened to Sam this morning?
你聽說今天上午薩姆發(fā)生了什么事了嗎?
An interesting thing happened last night.
昨晚發(fā)生了一件有趣的事。
4.The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. 那座大鐘不愿意迎接新年。
這句話中的兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞 refuse和welcome在一般情況下主語(yǔ)都是人。我們可以說:
Susan's friends welcomed her with flowers when she returned from abroad.
蘇珊從國(guó)外回來(lái)時(shí),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(yǔ)是一種擬人手法。
語(yǔ)法 Grammar in use
1.引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)的介詞 in, on, at, during, till與 until
(1)用in的時(shí)間短語(yǔ)有:
表示一天中的某段時(shí)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(jié):
in (the) spring 在春天
in (the) winter 在冬天
in+ 一段時(shí)間有兩種含義。它可以表示“在某段時(shí)間之內(nèi)”,這時(shí)它可以與現(xiàn)在時(shí)、過去時(shí)或?qū)?lái)時(shí)連用,一般與完成某個(gè)動(dòng)作有關(guān):
I always eat my breakfast in ten minutes.
我總是在10分鐘之內(nèi)吃完早飯。
I finished the examination in two hours.
我在兩小時(shí)之內(nèi)做完了考題。
另外,它還可以表示“……時(shí)間之后”,與將來(lái)時(shí)連用:Mother will be back in ten days.
母親10天后回來(lái)。
(2)用on的時(shí)間短語(yǔ)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
?。ㄔ跁鴮懭掌跁r(shí)沒有冠詞,但在口語(yǔ)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(shí)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(shí)間短語(yǔ)有:
表示確切的時(shí)間:
at 10 o'clock 在10點(diǎn)鐘
at 5 'clock 在5點(diǎn)鐘
表示用餐時(shí)間:
at lunch/ dinner time 在午飯/正餐時(shí)間
at teatime 在茶點(diǎn)時(shí)間
表示其他時(shí)刻:
at noon/ night/ midnight 在中午/夜里/半夜
at this time 在這時(shí)
Liz came to see me at ten/ teatime.
莉茲10點(diǎn)/在茶點(diǎn)時(shí)來(lái)看我了。
?。?)during后必須跟一個(gè)名詞,可以指整個(gè)一段時(shí)間。它有時(shí)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(shí)內(nèi)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 sometime 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(gè)冬季一直沒下雪。
?。?)from…till…指一段明確的時(shí)間:
The tourist season runs from June till October.
旅游季節(jié)從6月一直到10月。
?。?)當(dāng)所用動(dòng)詞只表示一個(gè)短暫的動(dòng)作(如finish, leave)時(shí),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(duì)于一般疑問句,可以有兩種否定的回答:
Have you got any time?
你有時(shí)間嗎?
I haven't got any time.
I've got no time.
我沒有時(shí)間。
否定詞no比not any的語(yǔ)氣要強(qiáng),但這兩種否定的意義是相同的。no可構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞nobody, none, nothing, nowhere; any可構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞anybody, anything和anywhere:
Have you seen anyone?
你見到誰(shuí)了嗎?
I've seen no one/nobody.
I haven't seen anyone/anybody.
我誰(shuí)也沒見到。
在一個(gè)句子中通常只能有一個(gè)否定詞(包括never, hardly等詞):
I can't get any eggs.
I can get no eggs.
我買不到雞蛋。
而除黑人英語(yǔ)外一般不說:* I can't get no eggs.*
詞匯學(xué)習(xí) Word study
1.gather
?。?)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,采集,收(莊稼等):
The children are out in the field gathering flowers.
孩子們?cè)谕饷娴乩锊苫ā?br /> It has taken me a lifetime to gather all these books.
收集所有這些書花了我一輩子的時(shí)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
?。?)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,不愿:
Mary refused to tell her age.
瑪麗不愿說出自己的年齡。
John refused to change his mind.
約翰拒不改變主意。
?。?)vi. 拒絕,不接受:
I offered to pay him for his help, but he refused.
對(duì)于他的幫助我提出給他報(bào)酬,但他拒絕了。