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
- Where had Harrison spent many years before he returned to England?
- Harrison had spent many years in the Mediterranean for many years.
- What did he complain about after he bought a house?
- He complained about the weather.
- What did he do in the end?
- He sold the house and left England.
Language points
Harrison had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
- the Mediterranean: the Mediterranean area 地中海地区
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
- dream of 梦想着。。。(+动名词)
- settle down 安顿
- She settled herself down in a chair with a cup of tea.
- The situation has settled down.局势已经平静下来。
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.
- for 连词,解释前边的部分。for 不能用在句子开头。
- continually adv. 不断地;频繁地
- They quarreledcontinually. 他们不断地吵架。
- 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。
After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
- shock 吃惊,震惊(令人不安的)
- The news of her death was a shock to me.
- Your letter came as a surprise.
- shock 吃惊,震惊(令人不安的)
He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
- as if = as though 好像。。。,仿佛。。。(后边要用虚拟语气)
- She looked at me as if I were a stranger.
- It looked as though it were going to rain.
- as if = as though 好像。。。,仿佛。。。(后边要用虚拟语气)
It was more than he could bear. 他实在忍受不了了。
- 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)
- He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
- I had no sooner entered the room than the telephone rang.
- No sooner had I entered the room than the telephone rang.
hardly …(过去完成时态) when (过去式)
- 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。
- I had hardly known him well enough when he began to greet me like an old friend.
- 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
