Lesson38 Everything except the weather讲义-2023-2024学年新概念英语第二册

Lesson 38 Everything except the weather  Text 课文 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly? 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. New words 生词 except [ik'sept] prep.除了  Mediterranean [ˌmeditə'reiniən] n.(the～)地中海  complain [kəm'plein] v.抱怨 continually [kən'tinjuəli] ad.不断地 bitterly ['bitəli] ad.刺骨地 sunshine ['sʌnʃain] n.阳光  Grammar focus 语法 1. 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国以前曾多年居住在地中海地区。 句中Harrison是My old friend的同位语。其后是一个由before引导的时间状语从句。 Mediterranean地中海，它被北面的欧洲大陆，南面的非洲大陆和东面的亚洲大陆包围着，位于这三大洲之间，是世界最大的陆间海。就是指被陆地环绕，形成一个形似湖泊但具海洋特质的海洋。 2. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. 过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。 这是一个由and连接的并列句，and前后两个句子都是过去完成时。 and前面的句子中dream of表示梦想、幻想。如： I often dream of being rich. 我常常梦想着变得富有。 and后面的句子中settle down表示定居。如： I have decided to settle down in Shenzhen. 我已决定在深圳定居。 3. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. 他刚一回到英国便买下了一栋房子住了进去。 no sooner …than…表示一……就……，用于引导时间状语从句。如： I had no sooner come home than it began to snow. 我刚一到家，就开始下起雪来了。 4. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summ