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新概念英语第二册 Lesson 38 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类

NCE Book 2 · Lesson 38（课本印刷页 174-177）· 6 个生词和短语 · 课文 10 句

一全文逐句语法解读

本课是一个「事与愿违」的小故事，通篇以过去完成时 had done 为骨架，中间穿插 no sooner … than …、hardly … when … 两个「一……就……」句型，以及 as if、even though 两个从句引导词。

句子	语法点
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.	过去完成时 had lived：过去某时之前已完成的动作 · before 引导时间状语从句 · Harrison 是 my old friend 的同位语
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.	dream of doing sth. 梦想做某事 · settle down 定居，安顿下来 · 两个 had done 并列，共用主语 he

句子	语法点
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.	固定句型 no sooner … than … 表示「一……就……」，主句用过去完成时，than 从句用一般过去时
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 sth. 抱怨某事 · for 是并列连词，表原因 · 让步状语从句 even though 即使 · continually 强调「一次又一次，没完没了」
After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.	after so many years of + 名词＝在多少年……之后 · get a shock 大吃一惊

句子	语法点
He acted as if he had never lived in England before.	方式状语从句 as if 引导，从句表示与过去事实相反的假设，用过去完成时
In the end, it was more than he could bear.	in the end 最后，终于 · more than one can bear 超过某人所能忍受的程度
He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.	固定句型 hardly … when … 表示「一……就……」，主句用过去完成时，when 从句用一般过去时

句子	语法点
The dream he had had for so many years ended there.	he had had 是省略了关系代词 that 的定语从句，修饰 the dream
Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.	think of 想到，考虑到 · except 除了……之外，后接名词；点出全文的「意料之外」

短语	用法与例句
dream of doing sth.	梦想做某事：He dreamed of retiring in England.
settle down	定居，安顿下来：They settled down in the country.
no sooner … than …	一……就……；主句用过去完成时，than 从句用一般过去时。
hardly … when …	一……就……；与 no sooner … than … 同义，可互换。
even though	即使，纵然，引出让步状语从句（比 though 语气更强）。
as if	好像，仿佛，引导方式状语从句，常用虚拟语气。
more than one can bear	超过某人所能忍受的程度：It was more than he could bear.

过去完成时

had + 过去分词：过去某时之前已完成

no sooner … than

一……就……（主句过去完成时）

hardly … when

一……就……（主句过去完成时）

as if / even though

好像 / 即使，分别引导方式、让步状语从句

no sooner … than … 与 hardly … when …：两个句型都表示「一……就……」，前半句用过去完成时，后半句用一般过去时。区别只在搭配词：no sooner 配 than，hardly 配 when，不能交叉，写成 no sooner … when 或 hardly … than 都算错。
for 与 because 的区别：句 4 的 for 是并列连词，用来补充说明原因，语气比 because 弱，且只能放在所解释的分句之后。
continually 与 continuously：continually 表示「一再地、断断续续地反复」，continually raining 是「雨老是下了又下」；continuously 才是「一刻不停地连续」。本课用 continually，正合「不下个不停」的抱怨语气。