Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇 【New words and expressions】生词和短语（7） welcome n. 欢迎；v. 欢迎本 crowd n. 人群 gather v. 聚集 hand n. （表或机器的）指针 shout v. 喊叫 refuse v. 拒绝 laugh v. 笑 ★welcome n. 欢迎；v. 欢迎 ① n. 欢迎 a cold welcome 冷遇 ② v. 欢迎 welcome to+地点 welcome to China；welcome to my home；welcome home；welcome back ③ adj. 受欢迎的 You are welcome. You are welcome to+地点 ★crowd n. 人群 ① n. 人群 in the crowd 在人群中 I spotted him in the crowd. 我在人群中一眼就认出了他 a crowd of people 一群人，没有次序的人群, 拥挤的人群 a group of people 一群人，有次序的人群 ② v.拥挤, 挤满 a large crowd of people 一大群人 crowds of people 许多人, 人山人海 ★gather v. 聚集 ① vt. 使集拢，集合，召集 He gathered a large crowd of people round him. ② vt 收集，采集，收（庄稼等） The children are out in the field gathering flowers. 孩子们在外面地里采花。 It has taken me a lifetime to gather all these books. 收集所有这些书花了我一辈子的时间。 ③ vi. 集拢，聚集，集合 They gathered under the Town Hall clock. people gathered 人们聚集在一起, 尤指自发性的聚集 ★hand n. (表或机器的)指针；手 minute hand；second hand；hour hand second hand 二手的，旧的，秒针 wait me a moment/wait me a few seconds(for a few secs.) （secs.是seconds 的缩写） ★refuse v. 拒绝 ① vt. 拒绝（接受、服从等） She refused the gift [gɪft] 礼品. ② vt. 拒不，不肯，不愿 John refused to change his mind. 约翰拒不改变主意。 ③ vi. 拒绝，不接受 I offered to pay him for his help, but he refused. offer['ɔfɚ] 给予,提供;拿出,出示 对于他的帮助我提出给他报酬，但他拒绝了。 ★shout v.喊叫 call out 大声喊叫 cry out 大声哭喊 scream [skrim]尖叫 【Tex t】 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd...
