Everything except the weather 唯獨沒有考慮到天氣
【課文】
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.
【課文翻譯】
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(qū)。過去他�；孟胪诵莺蟮接�，并計劃在鄉(xiāng)間安頓下來。他剛一回到英國便買下了一幢房子住了進去。但緊接著他就開始抱怨那里的天氣了。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。在陽光下生活了那么多年的哈里森對此感到驚奇。他的舉動就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。最后，他再也忍受不住，還沒等安頓下來就賣掉了房子，離開了這個國家。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。
【生詞和短語】
except prep. 除了
Mediterranean n. 地中海
complain v. 抱怨
continually adv. 不斷地
bitterly adv. 刺骨地
sunshine n. 陽光
【知識點講解】
1 He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他剛一回到英國便買下了一幢房子住了進去。
no sooner……than……表示“一……就……”這個句型用來引導時間狀語從句。主句里常用過去完成時，than后面的從句一般用過去式。
He had no sooner found a good job than he graduated from school.
他一畢業(yè)就找到了一份好工作。
2 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.
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。
even though這一結構用來引出讓步狀語從句。
Even though you do not like it, you must do it.
即使你不喜歡這工作，你也得做。
3 He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
過去他�；孟胪诵莺蟮接⒂媱澰卩l(xiāng)間安頓下來。
dream既可以做動詞用，也可以做名詞用。名詞是“夢, 夢想”的意思，動詞是“做夢”的意思，常見短語有：dream about 夢見, 夢想 dream of 夢見, 渴望 dream up 憑空想出
I had some very strange dreams last night.
昨晚我做了很奇怪的夢。
I shouldn't dream of doing such a thing.
我做夢也不會想到做這件事。
I dreamt about flying last night.
昨夜我夢見我在飛翔。
They dreamed up a most impossible plan.
他們憑空想出一個十分荒唐的計劃。
4 He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
他的舉動就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。
settle做動詞的意思是“ 解決, 定居, 安頓, 平靜” settle down 安下心來, 定居 settle in 安頓, 適應
I must settle down this morning and finish the term paper.
我今天上午必須安下心來完成學期論文。
She must settle down to write an article.
她安下心來寫一篇文章。
Later, man began to settle in the places where the food and water were plentiful.
后來，人們開始在有充足的食物和水的地方定居下來。
5 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。
as if常用來引導表示方式的狀語從句。
It seems as if he knows everything.
他似乎是個萬事通。
6 In the end, it was more than he could bear.
最后，他再也忍受不住。
end做名詞時，意思為“結束, 末端, 目標, 另一端, 死亡, 半場”
The battle finally brought the war to an end.
這一仗使這場戰(zhàn)爭終告結束。
動詞用時“結束, 終結, 自殺”常見短語有：in the end 終于, 最后 end in 以 ... 告終
Peter and Tom finally made up in the end.
彼特和湯姆最后和解了。
His summer vacation will end in the late August.
他的暑假將于八月底結束。
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