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][ˈmɪnɪts]:taɪm. ˈfɪfˈtiːn [ˈmɪnɪts] [maɪˈnjuːts]: 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.
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