练习材料：[Day 2585 2021-10-23]
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.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：gather 词义：聚集
练习感悟：，对着文本跟读，语调和连读稍微抠得细一些。单词提前查的。
原声时长：63s
录音时长：62s
练习时间：30min，15遍
