A Cold Welcome

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[00:02.23]Lesson 9
[00:03.82]A cold welcome
[00:21.04]On Wednesday evening we went to the Town Hall.
[00:25.50]It was the last day of the year
[00:28.01]and an large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
[00:34.65]It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.
[00:39.34]Fifteen minutes passed and then,
[00:42.90]at five to twelve,the clock stopped.
[00:48.01]The big minute hand did not move.
[00:52.57]We waited and waited,but nothing happened.
[00:57.88]Suddenly someone shouted,
[01:00.95]'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!'
[01:08.94]I looked at my watch.It was true.
[01:12.18]The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
[01:17.25]At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
[00:07.13]First listen and then answer the question:
[00:13.43]What does 'a cold welcome' refer to?