新概念英语第二册第38课
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Lesson 38 Everything except the weather
唯独没有考虑到天气
Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?
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 had hardly 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.
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。
【
New words and expressions
】
（
6
）
1 except [ik'sept] prep.
除了
2 Mediterranean
[ˌmeditə
'reini
ə
n] n.(the
～
)
地中海
3 complain [k
ə
m'plein] v.
抱怨
4 continually [k
ə
n'tinju
ə
li] ad.
不断地
5 bitterly
['bit
ə
li] ad.
刺骨地
6 sunshine ['s
ʌ
n
ʃ
ain] n.
阳光
一．单词讲解
except
prep
．
除了，除了
…
外
eg. Except a broken chair, the room has no furniture.
除了一把破椅子，这间房子里什么也没有。
（
chair
与
furniture
性质相同）
except for
eg. Except for a broken chair, the room is empty.
除了一把破椅子外，这间房子是空的。
except for
没有
“
所指项目类别
”
的限制
except that
eg.
I know nothing about his career except that he is a graduate of Oxford University.
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除了他是牛津大学毕业生之外，我对他的职业一无所知。
but prep.
除
…
之外
(
与
no, nobody, all, anywhere
等连用）
eg.
Nobody knew her name but me.
除了我之外，没人知道她的名字。
They were all there on time but the chairman.
除了主席外，其余人都按时到了。
but
强调未被排除的其他事物（人）
except
强调所排除之外（事物）
Mediterranean
adj. /n.
n
．地中海
the Mediterranean/the Mediterranean Sea
adj.
地中海的，地中海沿岸的，内陆的
Mediterranean climate
地中海气候（内陆气候）
complain
V
．
1)
（常做贬义）抱怨，投诉，发牢骚
complain to sb about sth
对某人抱怨某事
complain to sb at sth
对某人抱怨某事
complain about the terrible weather
抱怨这个恶劣的天气
eg. You are always complaining about your fate!
你总是抱怨命运！
What was the weather like on your holiday?
你度假的时候天气怎么样阿？
I can' t complain./It was as good as could except.
It couldn’t be better.
不能抱怨／就像所能预料的那样好。／好的不能再好了。
complain of...
诉说（病，痛等）
complain of a toothache
牙疼
2)
（正式地）投诉
eg. We complained to the police about the noise from the e bar.
洒吧问噪音人人，我们向警方投诉。
complaint n.
1)[u]
抱怨，埋怨，不满
You have no reason for complaint.
你没什么理由好抱怨的。
2)[C]
中诉，控诉
They are full of complaints about their labor conditions.
关于劳动条件他们牢骚一大堆。
continually
adv.
频繁地，屡次地，反复地
例：工
am continually losing things
．
我一再地遗遗失东西
He was continually late for work
．
他一再地迟到
比较
: They chattered continuously for an hour.
他们整整唠叨一小时了。
continuously
连续不断地，不间断地
continue v.
1)
继续，持续（用于不中断的继续或中断后的继续）
2
学乐教育内部讲义
The rain continued till late at night.
雨一直持续到半夜。
The discussion continued after a break.
休息一会后讨论继续。
continue doing /continue to do sth
继续做某事
How can you continue to work with so much noise?
有这么大噪音，你怎么能继续工作呢？
2)
继续存在或不断发生
continue
十
adj.
The weather continued cold
．
天气依然很冷
continual. adj.
1)
…
再重复的
continual complaints
频频的抱怨
continual invitations
频频的邀请
2)
连续的
continual rain
连续不停的雨
continuous
（时间上，空间上）连续的
a continuous line of cars
络绎不绝的汽车
continuous rain
连绵不断的雨
区别：
continual
指
“
中间有间断，但持续很久 ，好像没有停止的意味
”
例：
You need continual practice
．
你需要持续的锻炼。
conti nuous
指
“
中间没有间断，但持续某
…
段时间后可能会停下来< br>”
例：
The plane is capable of two day continuous night.
这架飞机能持续飞行两大。
bitter
adv.
1)
苦味的
a bitter taste -
种苦的味道
eg. The coffee was too bitter to drink.
这个咖啡太苦了没法喝。
taste: sour, sweet, bitter, hot, salty
味道：
酸的，甜的，苦的，辣的，咸的
2)
痛苦的，令人悲伤的
a bitter life
痛苦的一生
a bitter experience
痛苦的经历
bitter tears
痛苦的泪水
例：
She has a bitter memory
．
她有一段痛苦的回忆。
3)
严寒的
a bitter winter
寒冷的冬天
bitterly
adv.
苦苦地，惨痛地，严寒地
例：
He
was
bitterly
disappointed
．他极度的失望。
be bitterly cold
刺骨的寒冷
bitterness
n
．痛苦
eg. Who goes through the happiness and bitterness with me?
谁和我同甘共苦呢？
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sunshine
n.
1)
阳光
[U]
例：
Cats like lying down in the sunshine
．在阳光下下晒太阳
2)
晴天，好天气
[u]
例：
After rain comes sunshine
．
（谚）雨过天晴，苦尽甘来
3)
快活，开朗
例：
Her presence always gives sunshine to all of us.
她的出现总是让我们很开心。
a ray of sunshine -
线光明（希望）
sunrise
日出
before sunrise
日出前
dawn
黎明
sunset
日落
after sunset
日落后
twilight
黄昏
suntan
晒黑
get a suntan
晒黑，皮肤晒成古铜色
二、关键句型
Key
structures
过去完成时：
had+
过去分词
(v
．
-ed)
一般过去时：过去某一时间发生的事情。
过去完成时：过去某一时刻之前发生的事， 也就是
“
过去的过去
”
。
过去完成时是一个相对的时态，它不能离开过时间而独立存住。
三、课文讲解
Text
My
old
friend,
Harrison,
had
lived
in
the
Mediterranean
for
many
years
before
he
returned
to
England.
before he returned to England
时间状语从句（一般过去时）
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
settle down
定居
dream of sth/doing sth
梦想做某事
He dreams of becoming a millionaire.
他梦想着成为百万富翁。
dreamer
空想家
a day dream
白日梦
a waking dream
白日梦
a fond dream
黄粱梦
country
1)
国家
eg. He sold the house and left the country.
他卖了房子离开了这个国家。
2)
乡村，乡下
例：
He had planned to settle down in the country.
他计划着在乡村定居下来。
countryside
农村
eg. The countryside around Vienna is very beautiful.
维也纳乡村的景色非常优美。
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country
国家（最普遍的中性词）
state
侧重指政权机构，亦可指政府本身
nation
1)
可指政治单位，比
state
庄重
the United Nations
联合国
2)
民族
land
较为庄重，多用于诗歌中
motherland
祖国
/native land
祖国
/homeland
祖国
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
no sooner...than...
一
……
就
eg. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
还没等安顿下来他就卖了房子离开了这个国家。
no
sooner---than
一
……
就
/ as
soon as
一
……
就
hardly…when
几乎来不及
……
就
主语
had no sooner done + than+--
般过去时的句子
主语
had hardly done + when+
一般过去时的句子
例：
I had no sooner arrived home than it began to rain.
我刚一到家就下雨了。
He had no sooner seen her than he fell in love with her.
他一见到她就爱上她了。
He had no sooner arrived in Beijing than he fell ill.
他一到北京就病倒了。
I had no sooner come back than he asked me to go on business again
．我刚一回来他又让我去出差。
Hardly had we begun when we were told to stop.
我们刚一开始就被告诉停下来。
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.
complain about
抱怨
complain to sb about sth
对某人抱怨
complain about the weather
抱怨天气
even though
引导让步状语从句，相当于
even if
“
即使
”
eg. Even though he worked hard, , he failed in the exam.
即使她学习很努力，但考试还是没及格。
文中三个
it
均指天气，属虚主语的用法
例：
It rained continually.
天总是下雨。
After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
get a shock
大吃一惊
get a surprise
吃了一惊
get a shock
大吃一惊
get a fright
吓了
—
跳
He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
虚拟语气
表示所说的话只是一种主观的愿望，假想和建议等。
虚拟语气的动词基本形式有其中 ，其中
had+
过去分词表示过去事实的相反的假想。
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