Lesson 38 Everything except the weather唯独没有考虑到天气
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.
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。
【New words and expressions】（6）
1 except [ik'sept] prep.除了
2 Mediterranean[ˌmeditə'reiniən] n.(the～)地中海
3 complain [kəm'plein] v.抱怨
4 continually [kən'tinjuəli] ad.不断地
5 bitterly ['bitəli] ad.刺骨地
6 sunshine ['sʌnʃain] n.阳光
一．单词讲解
except prep．除了，除了…外
eg. Except a broken chair, the room has no furniture.
除了一把破椅子，这间房子里什么也没有。（chair与furniture性质相同）
apart from
1)除…之外（别无）
eg. Apart from a few faults, he is a trustworthy teacher.
除了一些小毛病外，他是一个值得信赖的老师。
2)除…之外（尚有）
eg. Apart from the cost, the dress doesn't suit me.
除了价格外，这个衣服也不适合我。
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned
to England.
before he returned to England时间状语从句（一般过去时）
Mediterranean adj. /n.
n．地中海
the Mediterranean/the Mediterranean Sea
adj.地中海的，地中海沿岸的，内陆的
Mediterranean climate 地中海气候（内陆气候）
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
settle down定居
dream of sth/doing sth梦想做某事
I am always dreaming of living in Spain. 我总是梦想着居住在西班牙。
He dreams of becoming a millionaire. 他梦想着成为百万富翁。
dreamer 空想家
a day dream 白日梦
a waking dream 白日梦
country
1)国家eg. He sold the house and left the country.
他卖了房子离开了这个国家。
2)乡村，乡下例：He had planned to settle down in the country.
他计划着在乡村定居下来。
countryside农村eg. The countryside around Vienna is very beautiful.
维也纳乡村的景色非常优美。
motherland祖国/native land祖国/homeland祖国
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
no sooner...than...一……就
eg. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
还没等安顿下来他就卖了房子离开了这个国家。
no sooner---than 一……就/ as soon as 一……就
hardly…when几乎来不及……就
例：I had no sooner arrived home than it began to rain.我刚一到家就下雨了。
He had no sooner seen her than he fell in love with her.他一见到她就爱上她了。
-I had no sooner hung up than it rang again.我刚挂断电话，电话又响了。
He had no sooner arrived in Beijing than he fell ill.他一到北京就病倒了。
I had no sooner come back than he asked me to go on business again．我刚一回来他又让我去出差。Hardly had we begun when we were told to stop.我们刚一开始就被告诉停下来。
