A Cold Welcome

新概念英语第2册 · 第 9 课 · 中英文对照课文

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  1. Lesson 9第9课
  2. A Cold Welcome冷遇
  3. What does 'a cold welcome' refer to?“冷遇”（a cold welcome）指的是一种不热情、冷漠或甚至带有敌意的接待方式。
  4. On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.周三晚上，我们去了市政厅。
  5. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.那是这一年中的最后一天。一大群人聚集在市政厅的钟楼下方。
  6. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.二十分钟后，钟声就会敲响十二下。
  7. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.十五分钟过去了，然后……在十二点差五分的时候，钟停了。
  8. The big minute hand did not move.那个大型的分针一动也没有动。
  9. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.我们等啊等啊，但是什么事情都没有发生。
  10. Suddenly someone shouted.突然，有人喊了一声。
  11. 'It's two minutes past twelve!已经十二点过两分了！
  12. The clock has stopped!'“时钟停了！”
  13. I looked at my watch.我看了看我的手表。
  14. It was true.确实如此。
  15. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.那座大钟拒绝迎接新年。
  16. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.就在那一刻，所有人都开始大笑起来，还唱起了歌。