【故事复现】A cold welcome 跨年夜的“冷遇”
• Step 1: Listen and answer the question.
第一步：听Freya慢速朗读的故事，回答下列问题。
Question: What does “a cold welcome” refer to?
问题：这个“冷遇”指的是？
• 词汇准备
• welcome 欢迎
• crowd 人群
• gather 聚集
• hand （表或机器的)指针
• shout 喊叫
• refuse 拒绝
• laugh 笑
• Step 2: Intensive reading.
第二步：故事精读。
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.
星期三的晚上，我们去了市政厅。
It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the
Town Hall clock.
那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。
It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.
再过20分钟，大钟将敲响12下。
Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.
15分钟过去了，而就在11点55分时，大钟停了。
The big minute hand did not move.
那根巨大的分针不动了。
We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
我们等啊等啊，可情况没有变化。
Suddenly someone shouted. “It’s two minutes past twelve!”
突然有人喊道:“已经12点零2分了!”
“The clock has stopped!” I looked at my watch. It was true.
“那钟已经停了!”我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。
The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
那座大钟不愿意迎接新年。
At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
此时，大家已经笑了起来，同时唱起了歌。
• Step 3: Listen again and answer the questions.
第三步：再听一遍，回答下列问题。
1.Where did we go on New Year’s Eve?
2.Were there lot of people there or not?
3.In how many minutes would the Town Hall clock strike twelve?
4.At what time did it stop?
5.Did it refuse to welcome the New Year or not?
6.What did the crowd do then?
Answer: We went to the Town Hall on New Year’s Eve. There were a lot of
people there. The Town Hall clock would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.
It stopped at five to twelve. It refused to welcome the New Year. Then the
crowd began to laugh and sing.
• Step 4: Sentence structure and vocabulary.
第四步：句型及词汇训练。
1.They went to the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. They went ____.
A.the evening B.on the evening C.evening D.in the evening
2.The people _____ under the Town Hall clock.
A. were B. was C.is D. be
3. _______ will it strike? In twenty minutes’ time.
A. When B. How long C. How long ago D. How much
4.What time did it stop? ____ five to twelve.
A. On B. At C. In D. During
5. Did _____ happen? No, nothing happened
A. nothing B. anything C. any D. a thing
6.How many times did the clock _____?
A. hit B. beat C. knock D. strike
7. It was fifteen minutes ______ eleven.
A. pass B. past C. passed D. pasted
8. A clock usually has two hands, a minute hand and _______ hand.
A. a second B. an hour C. a time D. a big
9. Most people wear or carry ______.
A.an alarm clock B. an alarm C. a clock D. a watch
10 It refused to welcome the New Year. It _____.
A. denied it B. wanted to C. didn’t want to D. wished to
Key: 1 D 2A 3 A4 B5 B 6 D 7 B 8B 9 D10 C
第七单元 第二课
【语法点拨】表示原因的状语从句
▶ 原因状语从句常用的引导词
Because 因为 Since 既然 Now that 既然
As 由于 Seeing(that) 由于，因为，鉴于 Considering(that)
考虑到，鉴于
▪ because的意思是“因为”，表示直接原因，语气最重，常用来回答why(为什
么)引导的特殊疑问句。
• Why were you late for school this morning?
你今天早晨上学为什么迟到了?
• Because I got up late.
因为我起床晚了。
• I want to do it myself because I like it.
我想亲自做这件事，因为我喜欢它。
▪ 尽管在汉语中“因为……，所以……”常一起使用，但在英语中because不能
和so连用。
• （正确）He is disappointed because he failed again.
• （错误）So he is disappointed because he failed again.
因为他又失败了，所以他感到失望。
• The museum won’t be open this week because it is under repairs.
博物馆本周不开放,因为它正在修缮中。
▪ since的意思是“既然”，表示对方已知道的事实或理由，语气比 because弱。
• Since you’re not interested, I won’t tell you about it.
既然你不感兴趣,那我就不告诉你了。
• Since no one is against it, we’ll pass it.
既然没人反对，那我们就通过了。
• Since you can’t answer the question, I’ll ask someone else.
既然你回答不出这个问题，我就问别人了。
▪ as的意思是“由于”，表示较为明显的原因，语气较弱。
• As it is snowing, you’d better take a taxi.
下雪了，你最好乘出租车。
• As you request it, I will come.(语气较缓和)
=I’ll come because you request it.(语气很强)
由于你的要求，所以我会来。
• As she had no car, she stayed at home.(语气较缓和)
=She stayed at home because she had no car.(语气很强)
她因为没车而留在家里。
▪ because, since, as和for的区别
• 都可译为“因为”,但在语气上, because重,其次是 since, as, for
• because, since, as都是从属连词。而for是一个并列连词,用来附带解释说
明
前一分句的原因或理由，for引导的并列句，一般放在所要说明的句子的后
面。
• because引导的原因状语从句一般放主句后面,也可放主句前面; since和as
引导的从句则通常位于句首;for不能位于句首,只能置于句中,且前面要有
逗号与前一分句分开。
• I went to see him, for I had something to tell him.
我去见他，因为我有事要告诉他。
▪ now that, seeing that, considering that
now that 的 意 思 是 “ 既 然 ”, seeing that 的 意 思 是 “ 由 于 ， 因 为 ， 鉴 于 ；
considering that的意思是“考虑到，鉴于”。
• Now that they have taken matters into their hands, the pace of events has
quickened.
他们既然已着手自己来处理问题,事态的进展也就加快了。
• Now that you are a man, you must not do such a thing.
既然你是个男子汉,就不要做这样的事了。
• Now that you are well, you can work.
既然你已经好了,你可以工作了。
• Seeing that he’s been off sick all week, he is unlikely to come today.
他请病假整整一周了,所以今天不太可能来。
• She knows quite a lot about it, considering(that )she is very young.
鉴于她年龄小,她懂得的已经很多了。
第七单元第三课
【文化常识】
Chicago Style Hot Dog
芝加哥热狗
A Chicago-style hot dog, also called Chicago Dog or Chicago Red Hot, is an all-beef
frankfurter on a poppy seed bun, originating from the city of Chicago, Illinois. The
hot dog is topped with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, bright green sweet
pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices or wedges, pickled sport peppers and a
dash of celery salt. The complete assembly of Chicago hot dog is said to be "dragged
through the garden" due to the many toppings. The canonical recipe of Chicago
Hotdog does not include ketchup, and there is a widely shared, strong opinion among
many Chicagoans that ketchup is unacceptable. A number of Chicago hot dog vendors
do not offer ketchup as a condiment.
芝加哥热狗是在罂粟籽面包里夹裹一根全牛肉的法兰克福香肠,起源于美国伊利
诺伊州的芝加哥。热狗上蘸有黄芥末、剁碎的白洋葱、鲜绿的带有甜味的腌制
泡菜、酸黄瓜、片状或楔形的番茄、腌胡椒和少许香芹盐制作完成后的芝加哥
热狗。由于添加多种食材被称为“扫荡过菜园”。比较权威的标准食谱中,热狗里
不含番茄酱,并且大量芝加哥人一致强烈地认为番茄酱不能被接受。大部分芝加
哥热狗零售商不提供番茄酱作为调味品。
The "dragged through the garden style is heavily promoted by Vienna Beef and Red
Hot Chicago, the two most prominent Chicago hot dog manufacturers. Several
popular hot dog stands serve a simpler version: a steamed natural-casing dog with
only mustard, onions, plain relish and sport peppers, wrapped up with hand-cut
French fries. Many vendors offer Chicago-style-dog with cheese sauce, known as
cheese-dog.
这种“扫荡过菜园”式的热狗被维也纳牛肉和芝加哥热狗(两家主要的芝加哥热狗
生产商)推广开来。还有几种比较流行的热狗制作方法更加简单：一根蒸熟的天
然香肠上仅仅加上芥末、洋葱、普通调料和胡椒，外面裹上手切的薯条。许多
卖主给芝加哥热加上芝士酱，是最有名的芝士热狗。
Hot dogs are American’s favorite foods and regarded as a fun food by most
Americans. In America, sports and hot dogs go together like cookies and milk. People
usually eat hot dogs while watching sports, which is an American tradition with a
long history.
热狗是美国人最爱的食物，他们认为吃热狗可以带来乐趣。在美国，体育运动
和热狗总是被联系在一起，就像曲奇饼干和牛奶一样密不可分。人们通常一边
观看体育运动一边吃着热狗，这是美国一种历史悠久的传统。
第八单元第一课