Lesson 38Everything Except the Weather

唯独没有考虑到天气10 句 · 1:32

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  1. WhydidHarrisonsellhishousesoquickly?

    哈里森为什么这么快就把房子卖掉了？

  2. Myoldfriend, Harrison, hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.

    我的老朋友哈里森在回到英国之前，曾在地中海地区住了许多年。

  3. HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.

    他常常梦想着退休后回英国，并打算在乡下定居下来。

  4. Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.

    他一回国，就买了一栋房子并搬进去住了。

  5. Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather, foreventhoughitwasstillsummer, itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.

    几乎是一搬进去，他就开始抱怨天气，因为尽管还是夏天，却雨下个不停，而且常常冷得刺骨。

  6. Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine, Harrisongotashock.

    在阳光下生活了那么多年后，哈里森吃了一惊。

  7. HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.

    他的举动就好像他以前从未在英国住过一样。

  8. Intheend, itwasmorethanhecouldbear.

    最后，他实在忍受不了了。

  9. Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.

    他还没来得及安顿下来，就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。

  10. Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.

    他多年来的梦想就此破灭了。

  11. Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.

    哈里森什么都想到了，唯独没有考虑到天气。

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

except/ɪkˈsept/prep.

not including; but not

除了……之外

#10Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.

retire/rɪˈtaɪər/v.

to stop working because you are old

退休

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

settle down/ˈsetl daʊn/phr v.

to start living quietly in one place

定居；安顿下来

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

dream of/driːm ʌv/phr v.

to think about something you want very much

梦想；向往

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

no sooner ... than/noʊ ˈsuːnər ðæn/phr.

as soon as one thing happens, another follows

一……就……

#3He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.

complain/kəmˈpleɪn/v.

to say that you are not happy about something

抱怨

#4Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.

continually/kənˈtɪnjuəli/adv.

again and again, without stopping

不断地；连续地

#4Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.

bitterly/ˈbɪtərli/adv.

very much, in a way that hurts (of cold)

刺骨地；严寒地

#4Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.

sunshine/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/n.

the light and warm feeling that comes from the sun

阳光

#5After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.

shock/ʃɑːk/n.

a very bad surprise that upsets you

震惊；打击

#5After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.

act/ækt/v.

to behave in a certain way

表现；举动

#6He acted as if he had never lived in England before.

bear/ber/v.

to accept something bad without getting upset

忍受；容忍

#7In the end, it was more than he could bear.

in the end/ɪn ði end/phr.

at last; after a long time

最后；终于

#7In the end, it was more than he could bear.

hardly/ˈhɑːrdli/adv.

almost not; only just

几乎不；刚刚

#8He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.