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.
ˈlɛsn 9 ə kəʊldˈwɛlkəm
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.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、crowd：人群，观众；2、gather：聚集；3、refuse：拒绝；
音标：/ʊ/：would
/ʊ/是元音音标，属于单元音、后元音及短元音，发音时嘴唇收小而圆，舌身后缩，舌后向软腭抬起，由舌后咽喉部位发出类似汉语的“呜”的音。
练习感悟：今天周末，一天利用等人、体检间隙等碎片时间听原音进行练习，语速没有那么着急，但是总感觉舌头有点僵硬，可能是口腔溃疡的原因吧。
原音时长：66s
录音时长：66s
练习时长：30min
