(完整版)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.

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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）

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.

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 b不ett能er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）

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：