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）
except for
eg. Except for a broken chair, the room is empty.
除了一把破椅子外，这间房子是空的。
except for没有“所指项目类别”的限制
except that
eg. I know nothing about his career except that he is a graduate of Oxford University.
除了他是牛津大学毕业生之外，我对他的职业一无所知。
but prep. 除…之外( 与no, nobody, all, anywhere等连用）
eg. Nobody knew her name but me.
除了我之外，没人知道她的名字。
They were all there on time but the chairman.
除了主席外，其余人都按时到了。
but 强调未被排除的其他事物（人）
except强调所排除之外（事物）
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）
complain V．
1)（常做贬义）抱怨，投诉，发牢骚
complain to sb about sth 对某人抱怨某事
complain to sb at sth 对某人抱怨某事
complain about the terrible weather抱怨这个恶劣的天气
eg. You are always complaining about your fate!你总是抱怨命运！
What was the weather like on your holiday?你度假的时候天气怎么样阿？
I can' t complain./It was as good as could except.
It couldn’t be better.不能抱怨／就像所能预料的那样好。／好的不能再好了。complain of...诉说（病，痛等）
complain of a toothache牙疼
2)（正式地）投诉
eg. We complained to the police about the noise from the e bar.
洒吧问噪音人人，我们向警方投诉。
complaint n.
1)[u]抱怨，埋怨，不满
You have no reason for complaint.你没什么理由好抱怨的。
2)[C]中诉，控诉
They are full of complaints about their labor conditions.关于劳动条件他们牢骚一大堆。continually adv. 频繁地，屡次地，反复地
例：工am continually losing things．我一再地遗遗失东西
He was continually late for work．他一再地迟到
比较: They chattered continuously for an hour.他们整整唠叨一小时了。continuously连续不断地，不间断地
continue v.
1)继续，持续（用于不中断的继续或中断后的继续）
