新概念英語第二冊(cè)逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第9課(3)

Lesson 9 A cold welcome

課文內(nèi)容：

On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. Itwas the last day of the year and a large crowd ofpeople had gathered under the Town Hall clock. Itwould strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteenminutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clockstopped. The big minute hand did not move. Wewaited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenlysomeone shouted, It's two minutes past twelve!The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused towelcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.

精講筆記：

7.Suddenly someone shouted, It's two minutes past twelve! The clock hasstopped!'

突然有人大叫道：“已經(jīng)是12點(diǎn)過2分了，大鐘早就停了!”

8.I looked at my watch. It was true.

我看了看手表，果然如此。

語言點(diǎn)1 有關(guān)look的短語：look at看著;look for尋找;look after照顧

語言點(diǎn)2 比較學(xué)習(xí)：

1)true真實(shí)的，強(qiáng)調(diào)符合事實(shí)或名副其實(shí)的：true love真愛;true friendship真正的友誼

It's true.是真的。

2)real真正的，強(qiáng)調(diào)人或事物是真實(shí)存在的：real life真實(shí)的生活;real reason真正的理由;real story真實(shí)的故事

9.At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.

在那一刻，每個(gè)人都開始又唱又笑地慶祝新年。

語言點(diǎn) at the moment=just then在那一刻