1. 水不停从桥下流过。
The river flows under the bridge continuously.
• ★continually • |kən'tɪnjuəli|
adv. (frequently)
1. 小孩时不时地会哭。
The baby cries continually.
2. 天频繁地下雨。
1. I couldn't understand it. •It was more than I could understand.
2. I can't afford it.
It was more than I can afford.
• He had hardly had time to settle down
complain about
Students sometimes complain about the heavy homework.
even though=even if/though/although
Even though he apologized, I won’t forgive him.
• After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
★ Think before you leap.
• 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 hadhardly 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.
1.他总是向我抱怨他的邻居。
He always complains to me about his neighbor.
2. 妻子总是为了钱向他抱怨。
His wife always complains to him about money.
• ★ continuously adv. (it doesn’t stop at all) |kən'tɪnjuəsli|
• 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 England is very beautiful. 英国周围的乡村非常漂亮.
• ★sunshine
ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
• ★except prep. (apart from) |ik‘sept|
•Everyone is here except Lily. (Lily is not here.) 1. She likes all the books, but she does not like that blue one.
• My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the
Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
Had+ v.p.p
past perfect tense
Sb. had done sth before sb did sth
when he sold the house and left the country. • hardly...when... (还没来得及...就...) • sb. had hardly done sth. than sb. did sth.
1. He had arrived at home. It began to rain.
Fill in the blanks.
• 1. He ____(抱怨)to me about the food yesterday. • 2. That boy is crying ____(不断地). • 3. She sat in the garden enjoying the ____(阳光). • 4. We go there every day ____(除了)Sunday. • 5. It is ___(刺骨地)cold today. • 6. She ____(做梦)that she could fly last night.
as if= as though (subjunctive虚拟语气)
She acted as if she had never seen me before.
He looked at me as if I were crazy.
• In the end, it was more than he could bear.
He had hardly arrived at home when it began to rain.
2. The boy had opened his eyes. He fell down.
The boy had hardly opened his eyes when he fell down.
It rains continually.
• ★bitterly (extremely and sharply)
|'bitəli|
It’s bitterly cold. I am bitterly disappointed.
• ★•MtehediMteerdraitneeraranneann. =the Mediterranean sea |meditə'reiniən|
I was surprised, because she appeared suddenly in front of me.
I got a shock, because she appeared in front of me suddenly.
• He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
• He had no sooner returned than he
bought a fine house and went to live there.
no sooner...than : as soon as/on doing (一…就…） sb. had no sooner done sth. than sb. did sth.
e.g. The boy had finished breakfast. The boy went to school.
The boy had finished breakfast before he went to school.
• He had often dreamed of retiring in
• The dream he had had for so many
years ended there.
The dream ended.
• Harrison had thought of everything
except the weather.
•think of :think about
I always think about you.
• 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.
Lesson 38
ECHO GROUP 4
New words and
expressions
• sunshine • except • complain • continuously • continually • bitterly • Mediterranean
n. 阳光 prep. 除了 v. 抱怨 adv. 连续不断地 adv. 频繁地 adv. 刺骨地 n. (the ~)地中海
1. He had arrived. He called me up.
He had no sooner arrived than he called me up.