新概念入门第二册38
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Everything except the weather
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. (1)_______________________. 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,(2)______________________. 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. (3)______________________. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
New words and expressions
except prep. 除了
Mediterranean n. 地中海
complain v. 抱怨
continually adv. 不断地
bitterly adv. 刺骨地
sunshine n. 阳光
**** Hidden Message ***** 1. he had often dreamed of retiring in England and he had planned to settle down in the country.
2. it rained continuely and it was often bitterly cold.
3, he had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. 1 he had often dreamed of retiring in england and had planed to settle down in the country.
2 it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
3 he had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. He had often dreamed that retiring in England and had planed to set down in the country.
It rain contiously and was often badly cold.
Hehad hardly have time to sell it down,when he sold the house and left country.
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