课文对话 · Everything except the weather 唯独没有考虑到天气（课本 Lesson 38，印刷页 174-177）
1My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean /ˌmedɪtə'reɪniən/ n. 地中海（the -） for many years before he returned to England.
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。
2He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。
3He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。
4Almost 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.
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。
5After so many years of sunshine /'sʌnʃaɪn/ n. 阳光, 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。
6He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。
7In the end, it was more than he could bear.
最后，他也再也忍受不住。
8He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。
9The dream he had had for so many years ended there.
他多年的梦想就这样结束了。
10Harrison had thought of everything except /ɪk'sept/ prep. 除了 the weather.
哈里森把每件事都考虑到了，唯独没有考虑到天气。
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