A cold welcome

月份和简写：

January->Jan.
February->Feb.
March->Mar.
April->Apr.
May->May.
June->Jun.
July->Jul.
August->Aug.
September->Sept.
October->Oct.
November->Nov.
December->Dec.

Strike

1.strike the hour : 按整点报时
strike twelve：strike + 数字->敲钟的次数
strike the clock ：敲钟 clock strikes:钟自己响
2.strike for：因...而罢工
3.strike a match：划火柴

in

in twenty minutes' time:在20分钟之后
in = after，in表示在这一段时间之后

laugh at：嘲笑
giggle 咯咯笑，傻笑
grin 露齿笑

a shout of triumph 一阵胜利的欢呼

waited and waited:等啊等
walked and walked:走啊走
cried and cried:一直哭，一直哭
*v. and v.:同一个动词，同样的形式，表示该动作的重复

at that moment：在那一刻
at the moment = now ：此时此刻

Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待
alliteration:头韵
Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life!