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Lesson 38: Everything except the weather
唯独没有考虑到天气
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 and expressions 生词和短语
except prep. 除了
Mediterranean n. 地中海
complain v. 抱怨
continually adv. 不断地
bitterly adv. 刺骨地
sunshine n. 阳光
参考译文
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。过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。但紧接着他就开始抱怨那里的天气了。因为即使那时仍为夏季，但雨总是下个不停，而且常常冷得厉害。在阳光下生活了那么多年的哈里森对此感到惊奇。他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。最后，他再也忍受不住，还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。他多年来的幻想从此破灭。哈里森把每件事情都考虑到了，唯独没想到天气
Ⅰ. 振振有“词”
1. except
prep. 除外
The museum is open daily except Sunday. 除了周日， 博物馆每天都开放。
→ n. exception 除外
The US is an exception in the prevailing use of centigrade. They use Fahrenheit. 摄氏度不在美国普遍使用。 他们用华氏温度。
I like all kinds of films with the exception of horror films. 除恐怖片外， 各种电影我都喜欢。
→ adj. exceptional 特殊的， 独特的， 出色的
You are an exceptional student. 你是个出色的学生。
2. bitterly
adv. 非常， 极度地
I am bitterly cold. Turn the heater up please. 我非常冷， 请把暖气开大点儿。
She was bitterly disappointed when she heard the news. 当她听到消息时， 她万分失望。
→ adj. bitter 苦的； 严重的
The medicine tastes bitter. / The medicine has a bitter taste. 那药可真苦。
Who can stand the bitter wind outside? 谁能忍受这刺骨的寒风？
Ⅱ. 现身说“法： 过去完成时（Ⅱ）
还记得“过去的过去”是指哪种时态吗？如果有主、 从两个句子， 先后动作要分开叙述； 哪个在先，哪个“完成”； 哪个在后， 哪个“过去”。
普通用法： 通常与when / before / after / as soon as / by the time 等连用
We cleaned the house as soon as our little guests had left. 当小客人们一走， 我们就开始收拾了。
By the time I realized what had happened, he had gone.
我刚回过神来, 明白刚才发生的一切时, 他已经走了。
经典句型： 用在“It was the first time that...”句型里
This was the first time that I had met him face to face. 这是我生平第一次亲眼见到他。
常用过去完成时的句式
I had no sooner lain down than the door bell rang. 我刚躺下， 门铃就响了。
Mr. Lee had hardly arrived home when his cell phone beeped. 李先生刚到家， 手机就响了。
Ⅲ. 说“文”解“字”
1. My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
和过去完成时连用的连词有before、 after、 as soon as 等。
2. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
“no sooner...than”和“as soon as”意思是一样的， 都表示“一…就…”， 只是“no sooner...than” 更加正式些。包括接下来要讲的“hardly...when”结构， 都与“过去完成时”和“一般过去时”搭配连用。
I had no sooner taken my seat than he began to complain. 我刚一坐下， 他就开始抱怨。
She had hardly left when her dog barked. 她刚一离开， 她的狗就汪汪大叫。
3. 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.
（1） almost immediately是一种强调口气。
（2） for在这里为连词， 意思是“因为”， 表示补充推断之原因； 不放句首。
（3） even though引导的是让步状语从句， 表示“即使”、 “虽然”。
4. He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
as if表示“像…一样”， 用来引导表方式的状语从句。
Ⅰ. 英语趣园
由于英国多雨， 伞是英国生活中不可缺少的一部分， 成为传统的英国生活方式的象征， 成为伦敦商人和官员必带之物。英国人的象征——约翰牛手中就拿着雨伞。在文学作品、 电影中， 伞也是不可缺少之物。英国于1969年建立伞博物馆。
伞也能预示人的运气。如果伞掉在地上， 不要自己捡起来， 否则坏运气就会到来。如果在阳光明媚的日子里打开伞， 那就意味你把雨带来。不要在屋里撑开伞， 也不要把伞放在床上。
作业1
1. We ______ down when she ______ plates of food for us.
A. had hardly sat; had bought B. hardly sat; bought
C. hardly sat; had bought D. had hardly sat; bought
2. She ______ to the office than she got down to writing the report.
A. has no sooner got B. had hardly got C. no sooner got D. had no sooner got
3. No sooner had Mr. Green finished explaining the poem than the students questions ______ to pour in.
A. begin B. began C. beginning D. had begun
4. Hardly ______ when I had a new problem to cope with.
A. had I arrived B. I had arrived C. have I arrived D. I arrived
5. I’ll follow his advice, ______ he is a doctor.
A. because B. for C. as D. since
6. He operated this machine ______ he were an experienced worker.
A. if B. as if C. though D. even if
7. The girl listened ______ she had been turned to stone.
A. as if B. even if C. as D. until
8. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it look as if it ______.
A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken
作业2 猜词
a strong desire for success, achievement, power or wealth 一个名词
the time in your life when you are strongest and most active 一个形容词，也可以做动词
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