练习材料：
Lesson 9 A cold welcome
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.
əkoʊldˈwɛlkəm
ɑnˈwɛnzˌdeɪˈivnɪŋ, wi wɛnt tu ðətaʊn hɔl.ɪt wʌz ðəlæst deɪʌv ðəjɪr ændəlɑrʤkraʊdʌvˈpipəl hædˈgæðərdˈʌndərðətaʊn hɔl klɑk.ɪt wʊd straɪk twɛlvɪnˈtwɛntiˈmɪnəts taɪm. fɪfˈtinˈmɪnəts pæstændðɛn,æt faɪv tu twɛlv,ðəklɑk stɑpt. ðəbɪgˈmɪnət hænd dɪd nɑt muv. wiˈweɪtɪdændˈweɪtɪd, bʌtˈnʌθɪŋˈhæpənd.ˈsʌdənliˈsʌmˌwʌnˈʃaʊtɪd,ɪts tuˈmɪnəts pæst twɛlv!ðəklɑk hæz stɑpt!' aɪlʊktæt maɪwɑʧ.ɪt wʌz tru.ðəbɪg klɑk rɪˈfjuzd tuˈwɛlkəmðənu jɪr.ætðætˈmoʊməntˈɛvriˌbɑdi bɪˈgæn tu læf ænd sɪŋ.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
Town Hall 市政厅
a lcrow of 一群
gather 聚集
strike 击打；敲打
minute hand 分针
suddenly 突然
at five to twelve 11:55
two minutes past twelve 12:02
refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事
练习感悟：
注意θ/ð，很容易就发成l或s。比如the；nothing。
