Lesson 38 Everything except the weather 唯獨沒有考慮到天氣
First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然後回答以下問題： Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?
聽三遍錄音，然後對照附文再聽一遍，尤其是剛才沒有聽懂的句子，要特別留意
【原文】Everything except the weather
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
看圖幫助你記住課文的故事情節，有利於背誦課文
【譯文】Everything except the weather 唯獨沒有考慮到天氣
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
我的老朋友哈里森在回到英國以前曾多年居住在地中海地區。
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
過去他常幻想退休後到英國，並計劃在鄉間安頓下來。
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他剛一回到英國就買下了一幢房子住了進去。
Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
但緊接著他就開始抱怨那裡的天氣了。因為即使那時仍為夏季，但雨總是下個不停，而且常常冷得厲害。
After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
在陽光下生活了那麼多年的哈里森對此感到驚奇。
He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
他的舉動就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。
In the end, it was more than he could bear.
最後，他再也忍受不住，
He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
還沒等安頓下來就賣掉了房子，就離開了這個國家。
The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
他多年來的幻想從此破滅。哈里森把每件事情都考慮到了，唯獨沒想到天氣。
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
★except prep 除了
except /except for /besides /apart from
★Mediterranean n. (the ~)地中海
Mediterranean n.地中海（=Mediterranean sea, 位於歐, 亞, 非三大洲之間）, 地中海沿岸的居民 adj.地中海的, 地中海民族的
★complain v 抱怨
complain to sb : 向某人抱怨 / complain of/about : 抱怨某事
★continually adv 不斷地
continue v.繼續, 連續, 延伸
continuously adv. 連續不斷地
continually adv. 連續地, 頻繁地(時斷時續)
the baby cry continually.
★bitterly adv 刺骨地
bitterly cold 刺骨地寒冷: It’s bitterly cold.
chilly : 寒冷的
bitterly disappointed : 徹底的失望: I am bitterly disappointed.
disappoint vt.使失望
★sunshine n 陽光
也可直接用 “sun” 表示陽光
a drop of : 一縷
a drop of sunshine一縷陽光
【句型和語法】
*He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他剛一回到英國就買下了一幢房子住了進去。
no sooner... than... 一......就..... 引導時間狀語從句。主句裡常用過去完成時，than 後面的從句用一般過去時。
*He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
他的舉動就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。
*He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
還沒等安頓下來就賣掉了房子，就離開了這個國家。
hardly...when... （完成時）幾乎未來及......就(過去時）
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