1、Lesson 9 A cold welcome New words and expressionswelcome n. 歡迎；歡迎；v. 歡迎歡迎 n. 歡迎 a cold welcome 冷遇 v. 歡迎 welcome to+地點 welcome to China；welcome to my home；welcome home；welcome back adj. 受歡迎的 You are welcome. You are welcome to+地點 crowd n. 人群人群 n. 人群 in the crowd 在人群中 I spotted him in the crowd. 我在人群中

2、一眼就認出了他。 a crowd of people 一群人，沒有次序的人群, 擁擠的人群 a group of people 一群人，有次序的人群 a large crowd of people 一大群人 crowds of people 許多人, 人山人海 v.擁擠, 擠滿Hundreds of people crowded the street.大街上擠滿了幾百個人。They had managed to crowd into a train.他們勉強擠上了一列火車。gather v. 聚集聚集 vt. 使集攏，集合，召集 He gathered a large crowd of peo

3、ple round him. vt 收集，采集，收（莊稼等） The children are out in the field gathering flowers. 孩子們在外面地里采花。 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間。 vi. 集攏，聚集，集合 They gathered under the Town Hall clock. people gathered 人們聚集在一起, 尤指自發性的聚集 hand n. (表或機器的表或機器的)指針；手指針；手 minute hand；sec

4、ond hand；hour hand second hand 二手的，舊的，秒針 wait me a moment/wait me a few seconds /for a few secs.) （secs.是seconds 的縮寫） refuse v. 拒絕拒絕 vt. 拒絕（接受、服從等） She refused the gift. vt. 拒不，不肯，不愿 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. 對于他的幫助我提出給他報

5、酬，但他拒絕了。 shout v. 喊叫喊叫 call out 大聲喊叫 cry out 大聲哭喊 scream 尖叫 1、A cold welcome 冷遇冷遇 cold adj. 冷的, 寒冷的, 冷淡的 cold fish 冷漠的人 My brother is a cold fish. lucky dog 幸運的人 What does a cold welcome refer to ? （refer to 指） 2、On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. morning，afternoon，evening前如果加修飾詞則用介詞on，

6、否則用in Town Hall 市政廳 3、It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under 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，擊；敲，彈（鐘，樂器等） v. 打，擊 She struck the man in the face

7、. v. 敲，彈（鐘，樂器等） strike the clock （人）敲鐘 clock strike 鐘自己響 Listen, the clock is striking. strike twelve 數字表示敲擊的次數 minutes名詞所有格，用來表達時間 名詞所有格表示時間或距離 It will leave in five minutes time. in twenty (minutes time)名詞所有格可省略 an hours time How far is the school from here? 3 minutes walk. 三分鐘路程。 5、Fifteen minute

8、s passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. minutes pass 幾點過幾分（前半小時，pass過了） 25 minutes passed eight minutes to 幾點過幾分（后半小時，to還沒到） a quarter to nine/15 minutes to nine 時刻前的介詞用at (some time) passed and then, sth. happened 時間過去了， An hour passed and then, he arrived. 一個小時過去了，他終于來了。 minutes l

9、ater幾分鐘以后 6、We waited and waited, but nothing happened. waited and waited 等啊等啊, 強調動作的重復（walked and walked；run and run） happen vi.事情做主語, 事情發生 What happened? Nothing happened. 7、It was true. It was true that+從句 是一個事實 8、The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. refuse to do sth. 拒絕去做某事 I refuse to

10、 leave. 我拒絕離開 I refuse to move. 我拒絕移動 9、At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing. at that moment = just then 就在那時 at the moment = now 現在, 此刻, 在此時 【Key structures】引導時間狀語的介詞引導時間狀語的介詞in/on/at/during/till與與until 1、用in的時間短語有： 表示一天中的某段時間：in the morning；in the afternoon；in the evening 表示周、月份、年份：in

11、 a week；in January；in Feb；in 1992 表示季節：in summer；in spring；in autumn；in winter in+表示時間長度的短語可以表示“在某段時間之內”，這時可以與現在時、過去時或將來時連用，一般與完成某動作有關；還可譯為“時間之后”，一般與將來時連用。根據時態判別in 表示的含義 in twenty minutes time 20分鐘之后 We will finish class in half an hour. 2、用on的時間短語有： 表示星期：on Monday；on Friday 表示日期：on June 1st；on 23rd

12、 March（在書寫日期時沒有冠詞，但在口語中則分別讀為：on June the first；on the 23rd of March） 表示星期+日期：on Monday, June 1st 表示具體時間：on Wednesday evening；on fine afternoon；on that day 3、用 at 的時間短語有： 表示確切的時間：at five to twelve；at ten oclock 表示用餐時間：at lunch/dinner time；at teatime 表示其他時刻：at night；at noon；at midnight；at that time 4、

13、during在期間，后必須跟一個名詞，可以指整個一段時間，有時可以用 in替代 He has phoned four times during the last half hour. I met him sometime during the week.（不能用in代替） 我是在這一周的某天遇到他的。 during the holiday 強調假期的從頭到尾 He enjoyed himself during his holiday. in the holiday 強調這段時間其中某一點時間, 并不表示自始至終 I was caught in an accident in the holida

14、y. 5、fromtill 指一段明確的時間： The tourist season runs from June till October. 6、until prep. & conj. 直到時候，直到什么時候為止, 直到什么時候才 until主句和從句兩個都用一般過去時對(最習慣的一種用法), 主句和從句任何一個用過去完成是也對 I cant enter for the sports meeting until tomorrow. I had not understood the problem until he explained it. We hadnt disturbed hi

15、m until he finished work. We didnt disturb him until he had finished work. We didnt disturb him until he finished work.(更習慣于這種用法) 7、fromto Everyday we have English class from 8:30 to 11:30. 關于時間表示方法 : Whats the time?/What time is it? A整點 : A oclock A點 B 分（B30) : A B / (60-B) to (A+1) A點45分 : A forty-five / a quarter to (A+1) / fifteen to (A+1) 【Special Difficulties】 Any，Not.Any and No any 用于否定句和疑問句中, some用于肯定句(或要求得到肯定回答的疑問句) Do yo