新概念英语第二册38_Everything except the Weather

Lesson 38: Everything except the Weather
唯独没考虑到天气

Key words and expressions

• Harrison 哈里森
• the Mediterranean 地中海
• retire 退休
• settle down 定居
• complain 抱怨
• continually adv. 不断地
• bitterly cold 刺骨地冷
• get a shock 感到惊奇
• as if 好象
• in the end 最后

Medi·ter·ra·nean adj. /ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən/
[ only before noun ]connected with the Mediterranean Sea or the countries and regions that surround it; typical of this area地中海的
•a Mediterranean country地中海国家
•a Mediterranean climate地中海气候

Questions on the text

1. Where had Harrison spent many years before he returned to England?
   1. Harrison had spent many years in the Mediterranean for many years.
2. What did he complain about after he bought a house?
   1. He complained about the weather.
3. What did he do in the end?
   1. He sold the house and left England.

Language points

1. Harrison had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.

   1. the Mediterranean: the Mediterranean area 地中海地区

2. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.

   1. dream of 梦想着。。。（+动名词）
   2. settle down 安顿
      1. She settled herself down in a chair with a cup of tea.
      2. The situation has settled down.局势已经平静下来。

3. 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.

   1. for 连词，解释前边的部分。for 不能用在句子开头。
   2. continually adv. 不断地；频繁地
      1. They quarreledcontinually. 他们不断地吵架。
      2. They have quarreledcontinuouslyfor more than an hour. 连续不断地

quar·rel /ˈkwɒrəl/ v.&n.
( -ll- US -l- )
[ V ] ~ (with sb) (about/over sth)to have an angry argument or disagreement争吵；吵嘴；吵架
• My sister and I used to quarrel all the time.我和妹妹过去老是吵架。
• She quarrelled with her brother over their father’s will.她和弟弟因父亲遗嘱的事起了争执。

4. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.

   1. shock 吃惊，震惊(令人不安的)
      1. The news of her death was a shock to me.
      2. Your letter came as a surprise.

5. He acted as if he had never lived in England before.

   1. as if = as though 好像。。。，仿佛。。。（后边要用虚拟语气）
      1. She looked at me as if I were a stranger.
      2. It looked as though it were going to rain.

6. It was more than he could bear. 他实在忍受不了了。

   1. My gratitude is more than I can express in words.我的感激之情超过了言辞能表达的程度。

Key structures and usage

no sooner … than … (== as soon as…)
no sooner +(过去完成时态) than +(过去式)

1. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
2. I had no sooner entered the room than the telephone rang.
3. No sooner had I entered the room than the telephone rang.

hardly …(过去完成时态) when （过去式）

1. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house…他刚刚安定下来，就把房子卖了。
2. I had hardly known him well enough when he began to greet me like an old friend.
3. Hardly had I known him well enough when he began to greet me like an old friend.

Extension

cultrue shock 文化震惊

reversed culture shock 反向文化冲击