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 from1)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 returnedto 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 Seaadj.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country1)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。
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 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。
2)（正式地）投诉complained toeg. We complained tothe 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。
even though引导让步状语从句，相当于even if “即使”eg. Even though he worked hard, , he failed in the exam. 即使她学习很努力，但考试还是没及格。
continually adv。
频繁地，屡次地，反复地例：I 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Continuously 连续不断地，不间断地比较: They chattered continuously for an hour. 他们整整唠叨一小时了。
Continual 指“中间有间断，但持续很久，好像没有停止的意味”例：You need continual practice．你需要持续的锻炼。
Continuous 指“中间没有间断，但持续某…段时间后可能会停下来”例：The plane is capable of two day continuous night. 这架飞机能持续飞行两天。
continue v.1)继续，持续（用于不中断的继续或中断后的继续）列:The rain continued till late at night. 雨一直持续到半夜。
The discussion continued after a break. 休息一会后讨论继续。
continue doing /continue to do sth继续做某事eg. How can you continue to work / working with so much noise? 这么大噪音，你怎能继续工作呢？2)继续存在或不断发生continue十adj.例：The weather continued cold．天气依然很冷to be continued 未完待续：下期续刊bitter adv.1)苦味的 a bitter taste -种苦的味道eg. The coffee was too bitter to drink. 这个咖啡太苦了没法喝。