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1、Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语(6)exceptprep.除了Mediterraneann.地中海complainv.抱怨continuallyadv.不断地bitterlyadv.刺骨地sunshinen.阳光★Mediterraneann.(the~)地中海Mediterraneann.地中海(=Mediterraneansea,位于欧,亚,非三大洲之间),地中海沿岸的居民;adj.地中海的,地中海民族的★complain
2、v.抱怨complaintosb.向某人抱怨complainof/aboutsth.抱怨某事★continuallyadv.不断地continuallyadv.连续地,频繁地(时断时续)Thebabycrycontinually.continuouslyadj.连续不断地continuev.继续,连续,延伸★bitterlyadv.刺骨地bitterlydisappointed彻底的失望(disappointvt.使失望)Iambitterlydisappointed.bitterlycold刺骨地寒冷It’sbitte
3、rlycold.(chillyadj.寒冷的)★sunshinen.阳光也可直接用“sun”表示阳光adropofsunshine一缕阳光(adropof一缕)【Text】Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerretur
4、nedthanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,it
5、wasmorethanhecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.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
6、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。【课文讲解】1、HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.dreamof…想,梦见(梦想),幻想,向往Frankusedtodream
7、ofhavingacarofhisown.thinkof…想(思维的活动),考虑settledown定居,安身,安顿Aftertwoyearsoftraveling,Iwanttosettledownnow.2、Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.nosooner…than…一……就……(关联词,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),相同用法的还有assoonas,themoment,ondoinghadn
8、osoonerdone…than+一般过去时,固定用法(时态结构:完成时态+than+一般过去时)Hehadnosoonerarrivedthanhecalledmeup.nosooner放在句首就要倒装Nosoonerhadhearrivedthanhecalledmeup.(倒装)3、Almostimmediat