新概念英语第二册lesson38教学内容

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‘He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.’
4. no sooner … than =as soon as 一…就… ， hardly…when… 注意：这两个句式里的时态：主句过去完成时，从句一般过去时 no sooner 放在句首时，句子倒装 No sooner had he returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
新概念英语第二册lesson38
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What’s the climate like in England? Yes ,it’s pleasant. But it’s often rainy . In a year, there are about over 160 days raining. In summer it often rains continually and it is bitterly cold. But in the Mediterranean, it’s always warm and sunny. One of my old friends had lived in the Mediterranean for many years after he retired ,he looked forward to returning to England , but he left England very quickly then. I wonder why ? Let’s see !
hardly…when…
几乎来不及……就……
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Everything except the weather. 1. except, but 与besides的区别：
except=but : not including, 除…之外，不包括它们的宾语 besides: in addition to , as well as 除…之外还有，包括它的宾语
prep. 除了
Mediterranean /7med t 5reIni n/ n.(the ~ )地 中海
complain
/k m5ple n/
v. 抱怨
continually
/k n5t nju li/ adv. 不断地
bitterly
/5b t li/
adv.刺骨地
sunshine
/5s n
n/
5. complain about 抱怨 … 6. for: conj. 因为，不能用于句首。 7. even though: 即使，虽然，引导让步状语从句
eg: Even though we were tired , we went on with the work.
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‘The dream he had had for so many years ended there.’ ‘Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.’
Words and phrases
dream of
梦想，幻想，向往
settle down
定居，安顿，安身
complain about/of 抱怨 …
get a shock
感到吃惊
even though:
即使，虽然，引导让步状语从句
as if
好像
no sooner … than =as soon as 一…就…
exceMptediterranceoamn plain
/ k5/se7pmte/d t 5/rkeInmi 5ple
n/
n/
except
continuallbyitterlysunshine
/k n5t /n5jbu t /li5/s n
li/
n/
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except
/ k5sept/
eg: · The teacher praised everyone except/but Mary. 老师赞扬了除玛丽以外的每一个人。
· The teacher praised everyone besides Mary 老师赞扬了包括玛丽在内的每一个人。
· Fifteen students went there besides Tom. 除了汤姆外，还有15名学生也去了那。
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‘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.’
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‘He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.’ 2. dream of 梦想，幻想，向往 3. settle down 定居，安顿，安身
n. 阳光
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Q1: What did Harrison often dream of? Q2: What’s the weather like in summer in England ? Q3: Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly ?
‘After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.’
8. get a shock 感到吃惊 ‘He acted as if he had never lived in England before.’
9. as if : 好像，引导方式状语从句，通常跟在描述行为举止的动词之 后，如act, appear , feel, look, smell , sound 等后面：She acted as if she was mad.