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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.

ˈlɛsn 9 ə kəʊld ˈwɛlkəm

ɒn ˈwɛnzdeɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ, wiː wɛnt tuː ðə taʊn hɔːl. ɪt wɒz ðə lɑːst deɪ ɒv ðə jɪər ænd ə lɑːʤ kraʊd ɒv ˈpiːpl hæd ˈgæðəd ˈʌndə ðə taʊn hɔːl klɒk. ɪt wʊd straɪk twɛlv ɪn ˈtwɛnti ˈmɪnɪts taɪm. ˈfɪfˈtiːn ˈmɪnɪts pɑːst ænd ðɛn, æt faɪv tuː twɛlv, ðə klɒk stɒpt. ðə bɪg ˈmɪnɪt hænd dɪd nɒt muːv. wiː ˈweɪtɪd ænd ˈweɪtɪd, bʌt ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈhæpənd. ˈsʌdnli ˈsʌmwʌn ˈʃaʊtɪd, ɪts tuː ˈmɪnɪts pɑːst twɛlv! ðə klɒk hæz stɒpt!' aɪ lʊkt æt maɪ wɒʧ. ɪt wɒz truː. ðə bɪg klɒk ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuː ˈwɛlkəm ðə njuː jɪə. æt ðæt ˈməʊmənt ˈɛvrɪbɒdi bɪˈgæn tuː lɑːf ænd sɪŋ.

任务分布：L0＋L4

知识点：

It would strike twelve in twenty minutes'time.   

strike  钟/表鸣响报时   The clock struck nine.

the big minute hand   

一般用 the minute hand 表示 分针

感悟：把还不习惯的英语任务放在前面。先争取接下来的10天坚持完成L0+L4。