全文 10 句（男女对话）· 6 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean /ˌmedɪtə'reɪniən/ n. 地中海（the -） for many years before he returned to England.
作者2. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
作者3. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
作者4. Almost immediately he began to complain /kəm'pleɪn/ v. 抱怨 about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually /kən'tɪnjuəli/ adv. 不断地 and it was often bitterly /'bɪtəli/ adv. 刺骨地 cold.
作者5. After so many years of sunshine /'sʌnʃaɪn/ n. 阳光, Harrison got a shock.
作者6. He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
作者7. In the end, it was more than he could bear.
作者8. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
作者9. The dream he had had for so many years ended there.
作者10. Harrison had thought of everything except /ɪk'sept/ prep. 除了 the weather.
作者1. 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。
作者2. 过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。
作者3. 他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。
作者4. 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。
作者5. 在阳光下生活了那么多年的哈里森对此感到惊奇。
作者6. 他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。
作者7. 最后，他也再也忍受不住。
作者8. 还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。
作者9. 他多年的梦想就这样结束了。
作者10. 哈里森把每件事都考虑到了，唯独没有考虑到天气。