世界胖子图片:新概念英语第二册38课听力及课文讲解

第一部分 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 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.

参考译文

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。过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。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。在阳光下生活了那么多年的哈里森对此感到惊奇。他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。最后，他再也忍受不住，还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。他多年来的幻想从此破灭。哈里森把每件事情都考虑到了，唯独没想到天气。

第二部分 LANGUAGE POINTS

1、Harrison had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
the Mediterranean：the Mediterranean area

2、He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
dream of doing:梦想...
settle down：安顿

3、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.
complain to sb : 向某人抱怨
complain of/about : 抱怨某事
for:连词，解释前面的句子，相当于“因为”，但for不能用于句首
even though:即使，这一结构引出让步状语从句
continually:不停地
比较： ContinuouslyContinually

4、After so many years of sunshine， Harrison got a shock.
shock:吃惊，震惊，比如由于令人不安的消息
get a shock : 吓了一跳， 吃了一惊

5、He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
as if=as though，后面用虚拟语气，常用来引导表示方式的状语从句

6、It was more than he could bear.
more than：超出

第三部分 KEY STRUCTURES AND USAGE

课文中的关键句型

1）He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. （一...就）
=As soon as he returned，he bought a house and went to live there.
注意no sooner...than句型中的时态
had no sooner done...than...
Ex:
I had no sooner entered the room than the telephone rang.
No sooner had I entered the room than the telephone rang

2）He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house ...
注意hardly...when句型中的时态
Ex:
I had hardly known him well enough when he began to greet me like an old friend.
Hardly had I known him well enough when he began to greet me like an old friend

Exercises

中译英
1、她拿了杯茶舒舒服服地在椅子里坐了下来
2、局势已经平静了下来
3、他们不断地吵架
4、他们已经连续不停地吵了1个多小时。
5、她去世的消息使我吃了一惊
6、你的来信使我很惊奇。
7、她看我的样子好象我是陌生人一样。
8、看起来好象要下雨似的。
9、我的感激之情非言语能表达