A cold welcome 冷遇
What does "a cold welcome" refer to?
- We expected a celebration, but we were given a cold welcome by the locals. 我们本期待一场庆祝，结果却遭到了当地人的冷遇。
- The car needs some repairs, but at $500, it's cheap at the price. 这车需要修理，但才500美元，真是便宜得不像话。
- Finishing this entire project by tomorrow morning is a tall order. 要在明天早上前完成整个项目，这任务太艰巨了。
- I know you're nervous about the play, but you'll be great. Break a leg! 我知道你演戏很紧张，但你会很棒的。祝你演出成功！
- I forgot our anniversary, so I'm in the doghouse right now. 我忘了结婚纪念日，所以现在正处于被老婆“打入冷宫”的状态。
| cold fish 冷漠的人 | lucky dog 幸运的人 |
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| My brother is a cold fish. 我弟弟是个冷漠的人。 | "you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky person. |
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. §
on + 修饰 + morning / afternoon / evening
- We decided to go for a walk on a sunny afternoon. 在一个阳光明媚的下午
- The accident happened on a rainy morning last week. 在上周一个下雨的早晨
- They arrived at the village on a cold evening in January. 在的一月一个寒冷的晚上
- I love reading books on a quiet Sunday morning. 在一个安静的周日早晨
- The festival starts on a warm Friday evening. 在一个温暖的周五晚上
- He felt a bit lonely on a gloomy Monday morning. 在一个阴沉的周一早上
- We met for coffee on a breezy afternoon by the lake. 在一个微风习习的下午在湖边
- The city looks beautiful on a snowy evening. 在一个下雪的夜晚
- She usually goes jogging on a misty morning. 在一个薄雾蒙蒙的早晨
- They held the ceremony on a clear, starry night. 在一个晴朗且繁星点点的夜晚
| in the morning (在)早上 | in the afternoon (在)下午 | in the evening (在)晚上 |
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| on Sunday morning 在周日的早上 | On the afternoon of the first of next month | at night 在夜里 |
morning，afternoon，evening 前如果出现了具体的“天”用介词 on，否则用 in (记得加定冠词the)
It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
| the last day of the year 一年中的最后一天 | a large crowd of the people 一大群人 |
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| 一大群人先聚集(过去完成时) → 我去了市政大厅(一般过去时) → 钟将会在20分钟后敲击12下(过去将来时) | |
* It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. §
| ★strike v. 打，击；敲，弹（钟，乐器等） | ||
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| v. 打，击 | v. 敲，弹（钟，乐器等） | clock strike 钟自己响 |
| She struck the man in the face. | strike the clock （人）敲钟 | Listen, the clock is striking. |
minutes'名词所有格，用来表达时间，in twenty minutes' time 搭配了将来时态（would strike），翻译为“20分钟之后”§。
| 名词所有格表示时间或距离 | in twenty minutes' (time) 名词所有格可省略 |
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Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.
…(some time) passed and then, sth. happened …时间过去了，…
- An hour passed and then, he arrived. 一个小时过去了，他终于来了。
- Ten minutes pass and still no movement from the boy. 十分钟过去了，男孩还是一动不动。
- Even worse, after a few minutes pass, I notice that our uplinks again start to become saturated. 更遭的是，几分钟后，我发现上行链路又被占满了。
| … minutes pass … 过去了多少时间 （pass v.过了;past prep. 过了[前半小时]） |
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| … minutes to … 几点过几分（后半小时，to 还没到） | a quarter to nine / 15 minutes to nine 差15分到9点 |
| …minutes later 几分钟以后(时间状语) | Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. |
| .. (time) ago ... x时间以前 |
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We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
waited and waited 等啊等啊, 强调动作的重复
- again and again
- walked and walked
- run and run
| Tried and tried 反复尝试 | I tried and tried to open the jar, but it just wouldn't budge. 我试了又试想打开这个罐子，但它就是纹丝不动。 |
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| Cried and cried 不停地哭泣 | She cried and cried when she heard the heartbreaking news. 当她听到那个令人心碎的消息时，她止不住地痛哭。 |
| Talked and talked 说个不停 | We sat in the cafe and talked and talked for hours. 我们坐在咖啡馆里，滔滔不绝地聊了好几个小时。 |
| Laughed and laughed 大笑不止 | The movie was so funny that we laughed and laughed until our sides ached. 电影太好笑了，我们笑个不停，直到笑得肚子疼。 |
| Looked and looked 找了又找 | I looked and looked for my glasses, but they were on my head all along. 我翻来覆去地找眼镜，结果它们一直就在我头上。 |
| Knocked and knocked 一直敲门 | I knocked and knocked, but nobody came to the door. 我敲了半天门，但没一个人来开。 |
| Thought and thought 冥思苦想 | He thought and thought, trying to remember where he had met her before. 他想了又想，试图想起以前在哪见过她。 |
| Walked and walked 走了好远的路 | We walked and walked until we finally reached the edge of the forest. 我们走啊走，终于走到了森林的边缘。 |
| Wait and wait 等了又等 | You can wait and wait, but that bus is never on time. 你可以等了又等，但那辆公交车从来就没准时过。 |
| Worked and worked 没完没了地工作 | She worked and worked all summer to save up for a new laptop. 她整个夏天拼命工作，就为了攒钱买台新电脑。 |
| Pushed and pushed 使劲推 | We pushed and pushed the car, and finally, the engine started. 我们推了又推，车子终于发动了。 |
| Prayed and prayed 不停地祈祷 | They prayed and prayed for their son's safe return. 他们一遍又一遍地祈祷儿子能平安归来。 |
| Studied and studied 刻苦钻研 | He studied and studied, yet he still felt nervous about the exam. 他没日没夜地复习，但对考试还是感到紧张。 |
| Dreamed and dreamed 一直梦想着 | She dreamed and dreamed of becoming a famous singer one day. 她一直梦想着有朝一日能成为著名的歌手。 |
| Slept and slept 睡了很久很久 | After the long flight, I slept and slept for nearly twelve hours. 长途飞行后，我昏天黑地睡了将近十二个小时。 |
happen vi.事情做主语, 事情发生
- What happened?
- Nothing happened.
I looked at my watch.
介词：用于接词的，后面主要接名词或者与名词相关的词(代词 宾格、动名词doing)
| 介词 + 代词、名词 = 介宾 | You look at me. |
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| 介词 + 句子 = 宾语从句 | He looks like he is a good boy. |
It was true.
It was true that + 从句 …是一个事实
- He said it was true that a collision had happened.他说碰撞真的发生了一次。
- It was true that he was at present out of his class.的确，他现在已经离开学校了。
The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
refuse to do sth. 拒绝去做某事
- I refuse to leave. 我拒绝离开
- I refuse to move. 我拒绝移动
At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
| at that moment | just then 就在那时 |
| at the moment | now 现在, 此刻, 在此时 |
| begin to do sth. | begin doing sth. |
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| The tragedies begin to interlock.这些悲剧开始互相关联。 | When will you begin recruiting?你们何时开始招募人员？ |