Lesson 7 Everything except weather
唯獨沒有考慮到天氣

一、詞匯部分
1.except/ɪk'sɛpt/ prep. 除了
詞匯助記：ex-向外＋cept-表示拿
詞匯擴展：accept接受/concept 概念/perception
辨析：except

2.Mediterranean /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreiniən/ n. 地中海
詞匯助記：medi-中間+terr土地＋ an + ean(ocean)

3.complain/kəm'pleɪn/ v. 抱怨
表達擴展：whine

4.continually/kənˈtɪnjʊəlɪ/ adv. 不斷地
擴展：keep doing sth
例句：Two of the greatest influences in my life would be the books I read and the friends I kept.

5.bitterly/ˈbɪtəlɪ/adv. 刺骨地
6.sunshine/'sʌnʃaɪn/ n. 陽光

文章講解

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.

文章精講：
1.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.

1）語法：同位語
概念
典型結構：A, B,

2）語法：過去完成式—過去的過去
My old friend had lived in the Mediterranean before he returned to England

3）搭配
dream of 夢想
settle down 穩定下來
plan to do sth打算做某事