lesson 38

except prep 除了
Mediterranean n (the ~)地中海
complain v 抱怨
continually adv 不斷地
bitterly adv 刺骨地
sunshine n 陽光
except /except for /besides /apart from
complain to sb：向某人抱怨
complain of/about：抱怨某事
continuously：連續(xù)不斷地
continually：連續(xù)地，頻繁地（時斷時續(xù)）
the baby cry continually
bitterly cold：刺骨地寒冷
chilly：寒冷的
bitterly disappointed：徹底的失望
a drop of：一縷
a drop of sunshine一縷陽光

text

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
fine 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.

dream of：想，夢見（夢想）
think of：想（思維的活動）
settle down：定居
no sooner...than：（關(guān)聯(lián)詞）一...就...
同義as soon as,the moment,on doing
had no sooner done...than一般過去時，固定用法
he had no sooner arrived than he called me up。
no sooner放在句首就要倒裝
no sooner had he arrived than he called me up（倒裝）
almost immediately：馬上（時間上，用于寫作）
for：（連詞）表示因?yàn)椋ń忉屨f明，附加的）＝because因?yàn)椋ㄒ欢ㄒ�說的）
even though--從句的連詞，"即使"（讓步狀語從句）
even though i came here，my mind was absent盡管我人來了，但我還是心不在焉
for＋并列句，做主句
so many years：這么多年
after ＋ ...
after seven years of hard work，he was successful
after ten years of staying in abroad，he decided to return and settle down
got a shock：嚇了一跳，吃了一驚
as if＋句子：似乎，好像
過去完成時，虛擬語氣
he acted as if he was poor
even though--even if
as if-- as though
in the end，it was more than he could bear他再也不能忍受
i can't affard it ＝ it was more than i can affard
hardly...when...:還沒來得及...就...；用法同no sooner ... than
hardly had sb done
have time to do sth：有時間做某事
i have no time to talk with you。
i have time enough to have coffee
knock out：打暈，擊倒
he had hardly opened his eyes when he was knocked out
the dream ended
except：除...外

key structures
過去完成時
no sooner...than...
hardly...when...

special difficulties:
a.no sooner...than...
hardly...when...
b.country(國家，鄉(xiāng)間)
countryside（農(nóng)村）景色 seaside
in the country：在鄉(xiāng)下住

multiple choice
5. not any more 不再
not any longer
not any further
not more ＝ less比...少
not longer不是更長
4. as if ＝ as though
act as if/though習(xí)慣用法
as if 是賓語從句
as 后面可以加句子，like 后面加詞
even if即使
11. do as id did 按我所做的做
seem as if看起來象什么
act as if
look as if看起來象什么
conduct可以做動詞，表示行為，＝behave
不及物動詞，如果作及物動詞，加oneself
他表現(xiàn)的很好，he conducted himself well
he behaved as well

in a bad state 狀態(tài)不太好
though 雖然，even though 即使＝even if
這些詞出現(xiàn)在兩句之間，就不再加but
worn out 破舊不堪的
engine發(fā)動機(jī)
gearbox變速箱
sawdust木頭屑子
not only出現(xiàn)在句首要倒裝
the engine was not only worn out but the gearbox was full of sawdust