Lesson 38 Everything except the weather唯独没有考虑到天气
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. 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。
【New words and expressions】（6） 1 except [ik'sept] prep.除了 2 Mediterranean[?medit?'reini?n] n.(the～)地中海 3 complain [k?m'plein] v.抱怨 4 continually [k?n'tinju?li] ad.不断地 5 bitterly ['bit?li] ad.刺骨地 6 sunshine ['s?n?ain] n.阳光 一．单词讲解 except prep． 除了，除了…外
eg. Except a broken chair, the room has no furniture.
除了一把破椅子，这间房子里什么也没有。 （chair与furniture性质相同） except for
eg. Except for a broken chair, the room is empty.
除了一把破椅子外，这间房子是空的。 except for没有“所指项目类别”的限制 except that
eg. I know nothing about his career except that he is a graduate of Oxford University. 除了他是牛津大学毕业生之外，我对他的职业一无所知。
but prep. 除…之外 ( 与no, nobody, all, anywhere等连用） eg. Nobody knew her name but me.
除了我之外，没人知道她的名字。
They were all there on time but the chairman.
除了主席外，其余人都按时到了。 but 强调未被排除的其他事物（人） except强调所排除之外（事物） Mediterranean adj. /n. n．地中海
the Mediterranean/the Mediterranean Sea adj.地中海的，地中海沿岸的，内陆的
Mediterranean climate 地中海气候（内陆气候） complain V．
1)（常做贬义）抱怨，投诉，发牢骚
complain to sb about sth 对某人抱怨某事 complain to sb at sth 对某人抱怨某事
complain about the terrible weather抱怨这个恶劣的天气
eg. You are always complaining about your fate!你总是抱怨命运！
What was the weather like on your holiday?你度假的时候天气怎么样阿？ I can' t complain./It was as good as could except.
It couldn’t be better.不能抱怨／就像所能预料的那样好。／好的不能再好了。 complain of...诉说（病，痛等） complain of a toothache牙疼 2)（正式地）投诉
eg. We complained to the police about the noise from the e bar. 洒吧问噪音人人，我们向警方投诉。 complaint n.
1)[u]抱怨，埋怨，不满
You have no reason for complaint.你没什么理由好抱怨的。 2)[C]中诉，控诉
They are full of complaints about their labor conditions.关于劳动条件他们牢骚一大堆。 continually adv. 频繁地，屡次地，反复地
例：工am continually losing things． 我一再地遗遗失东西 He was continually late for work． 他一再地迟到
比较: They chattered continuously for an hour.他们整整唠叨一小时了。 continuously连续不断地，不间断地 continue v.
1)继续，持续（用于不中断的继续或中断后的继续） The rain continued till late at night.雨一直持续到半夜。
The discussion continued after a break.休息一会后讨论继续。 continue doing /continue to do sth继续做某事
How can you continue to work with so much noise?有这么大噪音，你怎么能继续工作呢？ 2)继续存在或不断发生 continue十 adj.
The weather continued cold． 天气依然很冷 continual. adj.
1) …再重复的
continual complaints 频频的抱怨 continual invitations频频的邀请 2)连续的
continual rain 连续不停的雨
continuous（时间上，空间上）连续的 a continuous line of cars络绎不绝的汽车 continuous rain 连绵不断的雨 区别：
continual指“中间有间断，但持续很久，好像没有停止的意味” 例：You need continual practice． 你需要持续的锻炼。
continuous指“中间没有间断，但持续某…段时间后可能会停下来”
例：The plane is capable of two day continuous night.这架飞机能持续飞行两大。 bitter adv. 1)苦味的
a bitter taste -种苦的味道
eg. The coffee was too bitter to drink.这个咖啡太苦了没法喝。 taste: sour, sweet, bitter, hot, salty
味道： 酸的，甜的，苦的，辣的，咸的 2)痛苦的，令人悲伤的 a bitter life 痛苦的一生
a bitter experience 痛苦的经历 bitter tears 痛苦的泪水
例：She has a bitter memory． 她有一段痛苦的回忆。 3)严寒的
a bitter winter寒冷的冬天
bitterly adv. 苦苦地，惨痛地，严寒地
例：He was bitterly disappointed．他极度的失望。 be bitterly cold 刺骨的寒冷 bitterness n．痛苦
eg. Who goes through the happiness and bitterness with me?谁和我同甘共苦呢？ sunshine n. 1)阳光[U]
例：Cats like lying down in the sunshine．在阳光下下晒太阳 2)晴天，好天气[u]
例：After rain comes sunshine． （谚）雨过天晴，苦尽甘来 3)快活，开朗
例：Her presence always gives sunshine to all of us.她的出现总是让我们很开心。 a ray of sunshine -线光明（希望） sunrise 日出before sunrise 日出前