新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 9 A cold welcome
1 . It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.那是一年的最後一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘下面。
2 . I looked at my watch.It was true.我看了一下我的手錶，果真如此。
3 . The big minute hand did not move.那根巨大的分針不動了。
4 . At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.此時，大家已經笑了起來，同時唱起了歌。
5 . Suddenly someone shouted.'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!'「已經12點零2分了！那鍾已經停了！」
6 . On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.星期三的晚上，我們去了市政廳。
7 . We waited and waited, but nothing happened.我們等啊等啊，可情況沒有變化。
8 . Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.15分鐘過去了，而就在11點55分時，大鐘停了。
9 . It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.再過20分鐘，大鐘將敲響12下。
10 . The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.那座大鐘不願意迎接新年。