练习材料：
[Day 1481 2018-10-16]
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.
音标【英音】：
/ɒn/ /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ /ˈiːvnɪŋ/, /wi/ /wɛnt/ /tə/ /ðə/ /taʊn/ /hɔːl/. /ɪt/ /wəz/ /ðə/ /lɑːst/ /deɪ/ /əv/ /ðə/ /jɪər/ /ənd/ /ə/ /lɑːʤ/ /kraʊd/ /əv/ /ˈpiːpl/ /həd/ /ˈgæðəd/ /ˈʌndə/ /ðə/ /taʊn/ /hɔːl/ /klɒk/. /ɪt/ /wəd/ /straɪk/ /twɛlv/ /ɪn/ /ˈtwɛnti/ /ˈmɪnɪts/ /taɪm/. /ˈfɪfˈtiːn/ /ˈmɪnɪts/ /pɑːst/ /ənd/ /ðɛn/, /ət/ /faɪv/ /tə/ /twɛlv/, /ðə/ /klɒk/ /stɒpt/. /ðə/ /bɪg/ /ˈmɪnɪt/ /hænd/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /muːv/. /wi/ /ˈweɪtɪd/ /ənd/ /ˈweɪtɪd/, /bət/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /ˈhæpənd/. /ˈsʌdnli/ /ˈsʌmwʌn/ /ˈʃaʊtɪd/, /ɪts/ /tuː/ /ˈmɪnɪts/ /pɑːst/ /twɛlv/! /ðə/ /klɒk/ /həz/ /stɒpt/!' /aɪ/ /lʊkt/ /ət/ /maɪ/ /wɒʧ/. /ɪt/ /wəz/ /truː/. /ðə/ /bɪg/ /klɒk/ /ˌriːˈfjuːzd/ /tə/ /ˈwɛlkəm/ /ðə/ /njuː/ /jɪə/. /ət/ /ðət/ /ˈməʊmənt/ /ˈɛvrɪbɒdi/ /bɪˈgæn/ /tə/ /lɑːf/ /ənd/ /sɪŋ/.
原文朗读长度1'01''
任务配置：L0+L4
练习感悟：1)模仿使人进步。
2)开始几天，有些音发起来特别不习惯，今天开始有点顺口了。比如，was /wəz/；of /əv/； and /ənd/； at /ət/； has /həz/ ； to /tə/； but /bət/ 。仍然不习惯的，that /ðət/。
3）改变了发音后，似乎连读变得容易了些。比如We waited and waited；I looked at my watch. 这一点，有待继续在练习中验证。
Q:What does the “a cold welcome” refers to？
A: It was the new year's eve，many people gathered under the town hall clock.Everybody was waiting for the clock strinking twelve.People wanted to celebrated the new year's coming.But at five to twelve,the clock stoped.The big minute hand did not move.It seemed like the clock did not welcome the new year.So we say that is a cold welcome.
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