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.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

except (title) /ik'sept/ prep. 除了
Mediterranean (1.1) /?medit+'reini+n/ n. (the～) 地中海
continually (1.6) /k+n'trnju+li/ adv. 不断地
bitterly (1.6) /bit+li/ adv. 刺骨地
complain (1.5) /k+m'plein/ v. 抱怨
sunshine (1.7) /s)nMain/ n. 阳光

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 dreamed of, 梦想、幻想、向往。
2 settle down in the country, 在乡下定居。
3 He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. 他刚回到英国就买了一幢房子住了进去。no sooner…than…表不“一……就……”。这个句型用来引导时间状语从句。主句里常用过去完成时，than后面的从句用一般过去时。
4 even though, 即使，这一结构引出让步状语从句。
5 He acted as if he had never lived in England before. 他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。as if常用来引导表示方式的状语从句。
6 more than he could bear, 超过他所能忍受的程度。
7 He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. 他还没有来得及安顿下来就卖掉了房子。离开了这个国家。

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。

Summary writing 摘要写作

Answer these questions in not more than 60 words.
回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过60个单词。
1 Where had the writer's friend, Harrison, spent many years? What did he want to do? What did he buy? (but…so&hellip
2 Was the summer that year very good, or was it very bad? What did he complain about? (and)
3 Did Harrison sell the house in the end or not? Did he leave the country or not? (Harrison not only.. but also)

Composition 作文

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses:
用括号中的连词改写以下句子：
1 He bought an old car. It was in a very bad state.(but)
2 The engine was worn out. The gearbox was full of sawdust. (The engine…not only…but…as well)
3 He could not drive it. He could no sell it. He could not even give it away. (neither…nor…nor)

Letter writing 书信写作

The Date: The following months of the year are usually written in full: March, April, May, June and July. The remaining months are often written as follows:‘Jan.’,‘Feb.’,‘Aug.’,‘Sept.’,‘Oct.’,‘Nov.’,and‘Dec.’.
日期：每年下列月份写出全称：3月，4月，5月，6月和7月。剩余的月份写成：Jan. (1月)；Feb. (2月)；Aug. (8月)；Sept. (9月)；Oct. (10月)；Nov. (11月)和Dec. (12月)。

Exercise 练习

Write today's date in the way it should appear on a letter.
按书信的要求写出今天的日期。

Key structures 关键句型

He acted as if he had never lived in England before. 过去完成时
a Do you remember these sentences? (KS14)
你还记得以下句子吗？(参见第14课关键句型)
The children ran away after they had broken the window.
As soon as the sun had set we returned to our hotel.
When he had finished lunch he asked for a glass of water.
I had not understood the problem until he explained it.
b Now study these sentences. They tell us what happened some time ago and what had happened some time before.
仔细阅读以下句子，它们告诉我们过去某一时间发生的事情和过去某一时刻之前发生的事情。
He lived in Scotland fifteen years ago. 15年前他住在苏格兰。
He had lived in Scotland for fifteen years before he came to England. 在他来到英格兰之前，他曾在苏格兰住了15年。
The police found Billy Wilkins last night. He had run away from home five days before. 昨天夜里警察找到了比利·威尔金斯。在5天之前他离家出走。
He had spent the last two nights near a farmhouse. The police took him home at once. 在过去的两个晚上，他呆在一农场附近。警察立即把他带回了家。
When she saw him, his mother burst into tears. She said he had never run away before. 当他的母亲见到他时，不禁失声痛哭起来。她说他以前从未出走过。

Exercises 练习

A Underline the verbs in the passage which tell us what happened some time ago and what had happened some time before.
划出课文中一般过去时和过去完成时的例子。
B Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish your exercise.
用正确的动词填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案。
My old friend, Harrison, ______ (live) in the Mediterranean for many years before he ______ (return) to England. He often ______ (dream) of retiring in England and ______ (plan) to settle down in the country. He no soomer ______ (return) than he ______ (buy) a house and ______ (go) to live there. Almost immediately he ______ (begin) to complain about the weather, for even though it ______ (be) still summer, it (rain) continually and it ______ (be) often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison (get) a shock. He ______ (act) as if he never ______ (live) in England before. In the end, it ______ (be) more than he could bear. He hardly ______ (have) time to settle down when he ______ (sell) the house and ______ (leave) the country. The dream he ______ (have) for so many years ______ (end) there. Harrison ______ (think) of everything except the weather.

Special difficulties 难点

Words often confused and misused 经常容易混淆和误用的词
Study these sentences:
细读以下的例句：
a No sooner…than (一……就)；hardly…when (几乎未来得及……就…&hellip
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house. (11.3-4)
He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house. (1.9)
b Country (国家，乡间) and Countryside (农村).
He had planned to settle down in the country. (1.3)
He sold the house and left the country. (1.9)
The countryside around Vienna is very beautiful. 维也纳周围的乡村非常漂亮。
c Continuously (连续不断地) and Continually (频繁地).
It rained continually. (1.6) (i. e. At frequent intervals.) 天频繁地下雨。
The river flows under this bridge continuously. (i. e. It does not stop at all.) 河水不停地从桥下流过。

Exercises 练习

A Join these sentences using no sooner than:
用no sooner than连接下列句子:
1 I had left the house. It began to rain.
2 We had hung the picture on the wall. It fell down.
B Choose the correct words in the following sentences:
选用适当的词填空：
1 The sea moves (continuously) (continually).
2 He borrows money from people (continuously) (continually).
3 The Robertsons do not live here anymore. They now live in the (countryside) (country).

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

Comprehension 理解
1 What was Harrison looking forward to doing?
a． Complaining about the weather.
b． Spending his old age in England.
c． Buying a house somewhere.
d． Living in the Mediterranean.
2 Harrison probably couldn't stand the English climate because ______.
a． it never stopped raining
b． it was always cold
c． he had spent so long in the Mediterranean, he had forgotten what it was like
d． he had never lived in England before
Structure 句型
3 Harrison had made plans ______ he returned to England.
a． before b． when
c． as soon as d． after
4 He acted ______ he had never lived in England before.
a． as though b． like
c． as d． even if
5 It was more than he could bear. He couldn't bear it ______.
a． more b． longer
c． any longer d． no more
6 He had hardly had time to settle down ______ he sold the house and left the country.
a． than b． when
c． as soon as d． after
7 When did he ______? He left immediately.
a． live b． left
c． leaves d． leave
Vocabulary 词汇
8 Harrison retired in England. So ______ a job.
a． he was going to get b． he had
c． he would have d． he didn't have
9 He wanted to settle down in the country. He wanted to ______.
a． rest there b． live there permanently
c． live there for a while d． go there for a visit
10 It rained continually. It ______.
a． stopped occasionally b． never stopped
c． hardly rained at all d． never rained
11 He______ as if he had never lived in England before.
a． made b． did
c． conducted d． behaved
12 It was more than he could bear. He couldn't ______ it.
a． suffer b． put up
c． carry d． stand

Lesson 38 Everything except the weather

Listening comprehension
1 Introduce the story
T：Today we'll listen to a story about a man who had always wanted to live in England.
2 Understand the situation
T：What do you think is happening in the picture?
3 Listening objective
T：Listen to the story and see if you can answer this question：Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?
4 Play the tape or read the story
5 Answer the question
After the reading, ask the question again：Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?
Train students not to shout out the answer. Instead, ask one student, then ask the others to agree or disagree with a show of hands.
Answer：Because the weather was so bad.
6 Intensive reading
Play the tape or read the story again, pausing after every sentence to check the students understand. Obtain brief explanations to difficulties in the text from the students themselves. Only use Chinese if a confirmatory translation is necessary.
7 Play the tape or read the story again
The students listen only.
8 Repetition (Optional)
Play the tape or read the story again, pausing after every sentence, and ask the students to repeat (a) in chorus, (b) in small groups, and (c) individually.
9 Reading aloud
Ask one or two students to read the story aloud.
Comprehension questions
1 What's your friend called? (Harrison.)
2 Have you known him for long? (Yes, I have.)
3 Where had he lived before he returned to England? (In the Mediterranean.)
4 How long had he lived there? (For many years.)
5 Had he often dreamed of retiring in England? (Yes, he had.)
6 Where had he planned to settle down? (In the country.)
7 What did he buy as soon as he returned? (A house.)
8 What time of year was it? (Summer.)
9 What did he begin to complain about? (The weather.)
10 Why didn't he like the weather? (It rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.)
11 Did he get a shock? (Yes, he did.)
12 What had he been used to? (Sunshine.)
13 How did he act? (He acted as if he had never lived in England before.)
Asking questions：Ask me if …
T：Ask me if Harrison is an old friend.
S：Is Harrison an old friend?
T：Who…?
S：Who is an old friend?
1 Harrison is an old friend. (Who)
2 he'd lived in the Mediterranean. (Where)
3 he'd lived there for many years before he returned to England. (How long) (Where)
4 he'd often dreamed of retiring to England. (What) (Who)
5 he bought a house in the country (Where)
6 he went to live there. (Where) (Who)
7 he began to complain about the weather. (What … about) (Why) (Who)
8 it rained continually. (How often)
9 Harrison got a shock. (Who) (Why)
10 he sold the house. (What) (When)
11 he left the country. (Why) (Who)
Pattern drill
1
T：refuse the prize - won
S1：Why did you refuse the prize yesterday?
S2：Because I hadn't won it!
forget your speech - prepared/learnt
lose your car - closed/locked
return the tools - asked for/ordered
wait for the milkman - paid/thanked
2
T：broken - her arm
S1：She's broken her arm again.
S2：Again? I didn't know she'd ever broken it before.
lost - her handbag/her driving licence
given up - smoking/cigarettes
won - first prize/the chess match
annoyed - the Smiths/the headmaster
3
T：hear the news at the office
S1：Did he hear the news at the office?
S2：No, he'd heard it before he went to the office.
break/hurt his arm in Spain
meet/see them at the party
discover/learn the truth at the meeting
lose/find his glasses at the theatre
4
T：won a race
S1：Have you won a race like this before?
S2：I'd never won a race at all until I won this one!
had an accident broken a glass
seen a film written a book
flown a plane driven a car
Tell the story
1 old friend - Mediterranean - many years - returned
2 dreamed of returning - settle down
3 no sooner - house - live there
4 immediately - complain - weather
5 summer - rained - cold
6 so many - sunshine - shock
7 acted as if - never - England
8 In the end - more - could bear
9 hardly - settle down - sold - left
Topics for discussion
1 Which foreign country would you like to live in? Why?
2 Have you ever looked forward to doing something and then been disappointed? Tell us about it.
3 What effect can weather have on the character of a people and their customs?
Key to Summary writing
The writer's friend, Hanrrison, had spent many years in the Mediterranean, but he wanted to retire in England so he bought a house in the country. The summer that year was very bad and he complained about the weather. In the end Harrison not only sold the house but also left the country.
(53 words)
Key to Composition
1 He bought an old car but it was in a very bad state.
2 The engine was not only worn out but the gearbox was full of sawdust as well.
3 He could neither drive it nor sell it nor even give it away.
Key structures：The past perfect simple
a
The past perfect has already been taught in patterns involving the use of after, as soon as, when and until (KS 14).
Note the constructions with no sooner … than and hardly … when (SD 38).
Text 11.4-5：He had NO SOONER returned THAN he bought … can also be expressed as：As soon as he (had) returned, he bought …
And 11.9-10：He had HARDLY had time to settle down WHEN he sold … can be expressed as：He had only just settled down when …
b
i The past perfect may be used in patterns involving before：
He had lived in Scotland for fifteen years before he came to England.
However, the simple past would be equally correct here, since the actions are described in the order of their occurrence：
He lived in Scotland for fifteen years before he came to England.
The past perfect in the first sentence merely emphasizes that the first action was completed before the second began.
Compare：Before he came to England, he had lived (or lived) in Scotland for fifteen years：even in this sentence, the use and meaning of before make it possible to use the simple past for the second action, but the past perfect is clearer and probably preferred in written English.
ii For the use of the past perfect in indirect statements, see KS 15.
He has never run away before. She said he had never run away before.
Note that before is an adverb here, meaning in the past, previously.
Pattern drill
1 Because I hadn't won it：i.e. before it was offered to me.
2 Again? I didn't know she'd ever broken it before. Note the tense sequence in the indirect statement. Again /+'gen/ is stressed, with rising intonation, to show surprise. Note the use of ever (= at any time) with before for emphasis.
3 The simple past and the past perfect are contrasted.
4 I'd never won a race at all until I won this one. Or Before I won this race, I'd never won one at all. Note not … at all for emphasis.
Repetition drill
Chorus, group or individual repetition
To elicit contrasting statements involving the use of the simple past with ago and the simple past perfect with before. Regular and irregular verbs.
T：Listen. Do not speak.
(1)
T：Didn't he run away three days ago?
S：Yes, he ran away three days ago, but he had never run away before.
(2)
T：Didn't you visit Scotland two years ago?
S：Yes, I visited Scotland two years ago, but I had never visited Scotland before.
(3)
T：Weren't you there a month ago?
S：Yes, I was there a month ago, but I had never been there before.

T：Now you answer the questions in the same way. Ready?
1 As in (1) above.
2 As in (2) above.
3 As in (3) above.
4
T：Didn't you live in England a few years ago?
S：Yes, I lived in England a few years ago, but I had never lived in England before.
5
T：Didn't he travel by air a year ago?
S：Yes, he travelled by air a year ago, but he had never travelled by air before.
6
T：Didn't he explain it a few days ago?
S：Yes, he explained it a few days ago, but he had never explained it before.
7
T：Didn't you see that film a month ago?
S：Yes, I saw that film a month ago, but I had never seen that film before.
8
T：Wasn't she ill a year ago?
S：Yes, she was ill a year ago, but she had never been ill before.
9
T：Didn't he break a record two years ago?
S：Yes, he broke a record two years ago, but he had never broken a record before.
10
T：Wasn't he in Vienna a month ago?
S：Yes, he was in Vienna a month ago, but he had never been in Vienna before.
Key to KS Exercises
A
What happened：returned (1.2); bought (1.4); went (1.4); began (1.5); rained (1.6); got (1.7); acted (1.8); was … could bear (1.9); sold… left (1.9); ended (1.10)
What had happened：had lived (1.1); had often dreamed (1.2); had planned (1.3); had no sooner returned (1.4); had never lived (1.8); had hardly had (1.9); had had (1.10); had thought (1.10)
Key to SD Exercises
A
1 I had no sooner left the house than it began to rain.
2 We had no sooner hung the picture on the wall than it fell down.
B
1 continuously
2 continually
3 country
Key to Multiple choice questions
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 a
5 c 6 b 7 d 8 d
9 b 10 a 11 d 12 d

lesson 38

except prep 除了
Mediterranean n (the ~)地中海
complain v 抱怨
continually adv 不断地
bitterly adv 刺骨地
sunshine n 阳光
except /except for /besides /apart from
complain to sb：向某人抱怨
complain of/about：抱怨某事
continuously：连续不断地
continually：连续地，频繁地（时断时续）
the baby cry continually
bitterly cold：刺骨地寒冷
chilly：寒冷的
bitterly disappointed：彻底的失望
a drop of：一缕
a drop of sunshine一缕阳光

text

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
fine 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.

dream of：想，梦见（梦想）
think of：想（思维的活动）
settle down：定居
no sooner...than：（关联词）一...就...
同义as soon as,the moment,on doing
had no sooner done...than一般过去时，固定用法
he had no sooner arrived than he called me up。
no sooner放在句首就要倒装
no sooner had he arrived than he called me up（倒装）
almost immediately：马上（时间上，用于写作）
for：（连词）表示因为（解释说明，附加的）＝because因为（一定要说的）
even though--从句的连词，"即使"（让步状语从句）
even though i came here，my mind was absent尽管我人来了，但我还是心不在焉
for＋并列句，做主句
so many years：这么多年
after ＋ ...
after seven years of hard work，he was successful
after ten years of staying in abroad，he decided to return and settle down
got a shock：吓了一跳，吃了一惊
as if＋句子：似乎，好像
过去完成时，虚拟语气
he acted as if he was poor
even though--even if
as if-- as though
in the end，it was more than he could bear他再也不能忍受
i can't affard it ＝ it was more than i can affard
hardly...when...:还没来得及...就...；用法同no sooner ... than
hardly had sb done
have time to do sth：有时间做某事
i have no time to talk with you。
i have time enough to have coffee
knock out：打晕，击倒
he had hardly opened his eyes when he was knocked out
the dream ended
except：除...外

key structures
过去完成时
no sooner...than...
hardly...when...

special difficulties:
a.no sooner...than...
hardly...when...
b.country(国家，乡间)
countryside（农村）景色 seaside
in the country：在乡下住

multiple choice
5. not any more 不再
not any longer
not any further
not more ＝ less比...少
not longer不是更长
4. as if ＝ as though
act as if/though习惯用法
as if 是宾语从句
as 后面可以加句子，like 后面加词
even if即使
11. do as id did 按我所做的做
seem as if看起来象什么
act as if
look as if看起来象什么
conduct可以做动词，表示行为，＝behave
不及物动词，如果作及物动词，加oneself
他表现的很好，he conducted himself well
he behaved as well

in a bad state 状态不太好
though 虽然，even though 即使＝even if
这些词出现在两句之间，就不再加but
worn out 破旧不堪的
engine发动机
gearbox变速箱
sawdust木头屑子
not only出现在句首要倒装
the engine was not only worn out but the gearbox was full of sawdust