在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借系统化的教学理念和丰富实用的课程材料，为广大英语学习者搭建起坚实的语言基石。今日，我们将聚焦于“冷遇”这一课题，希望通过这一真实而实用的场景，为大家带来富有深度的学习素材和有价值的参考资料！

【课文】

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

周三晚上，我们去了市政厅。那天是这一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下。再过二十分钟就要敲响十二点了。十五分钟过去了，然后，在十一点五十五分的时候，大钟停了。那根巨大的分针一动不动。我们等啊等，但什么事都没发生。突然有人喊道：“已经十二点过两分了！钟停了！”我看了看我的手表，确实如此。那座大钟拒绝迎接新年。那一刻，大家开始欢笑歌唱。

【生词】

welcome n. 欢迎;v. (打招呼)欢迎(某人的到来)

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

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：冷遇”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!