练习材料：新概念2 Lesson9
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
On Wednesday evening, we went to the
ɒn ˈwɛnzdeɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ, wi wɛnt tə ðə
Town Hall. It was the last day of the year
taʊn hɔːl. ɪt wəz ðə lɑːst deɪ əv ðə jɪər
and a large crowd of people had gathered
ənd ə lɑːʤ kraʊd əv ˈpiːpl həd ˈgæðəd
under the Town Hall clock. It would strike
ˈʌndə ðə taʊn hɔːl klɒk. ɪt wəd straɪk
twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen
twɛlv ɪn ˈtwɛnti ˈmɪnɪts taɪm. ˈfɪfˈtiːn
minutes passed and then, at five to twelve,
ˈmɪnɪts pɑːst ənd ðɛn, ət faɪv tə twɛlv,
the clock stopped. The big minute hand did
ðə klɒk stɒpt. ðə bɪg ˈmɪnɪt hænd dɪd
not move. We waited and waited, but
nɒt muːv. wi ˈweɪtɪd ənd ˈweɪtɪd, bət
nothing happened. Suddenly someone
ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈhæpənd. ˈsʌdnli ˈsʌmwʌn
shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The
ˈʃaʊtɪd, ɪts tuː ˈmɪnɪts pɑːst twɛlv! ðə
clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It
klɒk həz stɒpt!' aɪ lʊkt ət maɪ wɒʧ. ɪt
was true. The big clock refused to welcome
wəz truː. ðə bɪg klɒk ˌriːˈfjuːzd tə ˈwɛlkəm
the New Year. At that moment everybody
ðə njuː jɪə. ət ðət ˈməʊmənt ˈɛvrɪbɒdi
began to laugh and sing.
bɪˈgæn tə lɑːf ənd sɪŋ.
练习感悟：读得并不流利，需要多练习
