逐句精讲新概念英语第二册：第38课惟独没有考虑到天气

Lesson38 Everything except the weather
新概念2课⽂内容：　
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 fine 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 tosettle 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 everythingexcept the weather.
语法归纳：过去完成时
复习过去完成时在时间状语从句中的应⽤ (请参考Lessonl4的语法讲解）
新概念2逐句精讲笔记：
1. My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
我的⽼朋友哈⾥森在回到英国之前曾多年居住在地中海地区。

语⾔点1 Harrison为my old friend的同位语。

语⾔点2 had lived in...意为“过去在……居住”；对于live的总结学习：
两个重要谚语：
Live and learn.活到⽼，学到⽼。

The rich live while the poor die.适者⽣存。

2) ⼀个重要短语：
live by...意为“靠……维⽣”
He lives by stealing.他靠偷窃⽣存。

语⾔点3 return = come back / give back 返回；归还
2. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
过去他常幻想在英国退休并计划在乡间安顿下来。

语⾔点1 retire in England在英国退休
语⾔点2 关于settle的短语：
1) settle down (live somewhere permanently) 定居
2) settle sth. on sb. 转让(钱财);(尤指在遗嘱中)赠与
3) settle up 结账,还清债务
3. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他刚⼀到英国就买了⼀幢房⼦住了进去。

表达“⼀……就……”
⽤在句⾸：1) as soon as；2) the moment / minute/ second/ instant；3) on doing
⽤在句中：1) no sooner...than...； 2) hardly…when…
I had no sooner entered the door than I shouted asking my mother for food
我⼀进门就嚷着跟妈妈要吃的。

The little boy had hardly seen the snake when he fainted.
这个⼩男孩⼀看见蛇就晕倒了。

4. 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.
但紧接着，他就开始抱怨英国的天⽓了，因为即使那时仍为夏季，但⾬总是下个不停，⽽且经常冷得厉害。

语⾔点⽐较学习：continual，continuous, constant, perpetual
continual意为“持续不断的，频繁的”，指⼀段时间内多次发⽣(如⾬季下⾬）；continuous意为“连续的”，⼀般为不间断的(如⽔流)；
constant意为“忠实不变的”；
perpetual 意为“永久的”。

5. I After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
在阳光下⽣活了那么多年的哈⾥森对此感到惊奇。

语⾔点1 after在此为介词，连接时间状语，after作连词可引导时间状语从句。

语⾔点2 get a shock感到震惊
6. He acted as If he had never lived in England before.
他的举动就好像是从来没有在英国⽣活过⼀样。

语⾔点 as if = as though好像(常常⽤在虚拟语⽓中)
She spoke to me as if she knew me before.
她和我说话，就好像早就认识我似的。

The brothers looked as though they had been quarreling.
兄弟俩看起来好像刚吵过架。

7. In the end, it was more than he could bear.
最后，他实在是⽆法再忍受下去了。

语⾔点 more than he could bear⽐他可以忍受的还要多→忍⽆可忍
8. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
他还没安顿下来就把房⼦卖掉了并离开了这个国家。

语⾔点本句中包含hardly...when... “⼀……就……”固定搭配，句中and连接并列谓语动词。

9. The dream he had had for so many years ended there.
他多年来的梦想从此破灭。

语⾔点该句主语包含⼀个定语从句。

10. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
哈⾥森把每件事情都考虑到了，唯独没考虑到天⽓。

语⾔点⽐较学习：
except, except for except for指从整体中除去⼀个细节或⼀个⽅⾯，所除去的与整体并⾮⼀类；
except后接的词⼀般属于整体，指在整体中除去同类的⼀个部分，⽐如该句中的weather就是应该考虑到的everything中的⼀部分。