【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語

★except prep. 除了
except
except for
besides
apart from

★Mediterranean n. 地中海
the~

★complain v. 抱怨
complain to sb. 向某人抱怨
complain of/about:抱怨某事

★continually adv. 不斷地
continuously:連續(xù)不斷地
continually:頻繁地(時斷時續(xù))

★bitterly adv. 刺骨地
bitterly cold:刺骨地寒冷
chilly:寒冷的
bitterly disappointed:徹底的失望

★sunshine n. 陽光
a drop of;一縷

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?

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.

參考譯文

我的.老朋友哈里森在回到英國以前曾多年居住在地中海地區(qū)。過去他�；孟胪诵莺蟮接�國,并計劃在鄉(xiāng)間安頓下來。他剛一回到英國便買下了一幢房子住了進去。但緊接著他就開始抱怨那里的天氣了。因為即使那時仍為夏季,但雨總是下個不停,而且常常冷得厲害。在陽光下生活了那么多年的哈里森對此感到驚奇。他的舉動就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。最后,他再也忍受不住,還沒等安頓下來就賣掉了房子,離開了這個國家。他多年來的幻想從此破滅。哈里森把每件事情都考慮到了,唯獨沒想到天氣。
【課文講解】

...had lived in the Mediterranean
returned to England

dream of:想,夢見(夢想)
think of:想(思維的活動)

settle down:定居

had not sooner done...than 一般過去時: (關(guān)聯(lián)詞)一。。。就。。。
as soon as,the moment, on doing
No sooner had he arrived...(倒裝)

Almost immediately:馬上
for:(連詞)表示因為(解釋說明,附加的)=because因為(一定要說的)
even though ……從句的連詞,“即使”
for+并列句,做主句

so many years:這么多年
After seven years of hard work,。。。

got a shock:嚇了一跳,吃了一驚

as if+句子;似乎,好像……as though
過去完成時,虛擬語氣
even though…even if

In the end,it was more than he could bear.他在也不能忍受。(口語)
hardly...when...:還沒來的及。。。就(過去完成時,一般過去時)
hardly had sb.done

have(no) time to do sth:(沒)有時間作某事

knock out:打暈,擊到
The dream ended.
except:除。。。外

【Letter writing】

The Date:March,April,May,June,July
Jan,Feb,Aug,Sept.Oct,Nov,Dec.

【Key structures】

過去完成時
no sooner...than
hardly...when

【Special difficulties】

a. No sooner...than...(一...就...)
hardly...when....(幾乎未來得及...就...)

b. Country(國家,鄉(xiāng)間)地方
Countryside(農(nóng)村)景色
in the country:在鄉(xiāng)下住

Exercises:

No sooner...than...
No sooner放在had done中間,than放在兩個大句子中間,不需要逗號。

1...continuously...
2...continually...
3...country...

【Multiple choice question】

5....not any more 不再
not any longer
not any further
A. more not more=less 比。。。少
B. longer not longer 不是更長

4. as if=as though
act as if/though 習慣用法
as if是賓語從句
as后面可以加句子,like后面加詞
D.even if 即使
as though/if 作賓語

11...D
do as I did 按我所做的做
seem as if
act as if
look as if
C.conduct 可以作動詞,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.

【Composition】
1. 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,就不能再加but

2.worn out 破舊不堪的
engine 發(fā)動機
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.

3.He could neither drive it nor sell it nor even give it away.
He could neither drive it nor sell it even nor give it away.
neither do sth.nor do sth.nor do sth. 即不能也不能更不能

summary writing
1.兩個連詞連接三個句子
3.Harrison not only sold the house in the end but also left the country.