NCE02038 everything except the weather 唯独没有考虑到天气
except prep.除…之外
mediterranean n.地中海 a.地中海的
the mediterranean 地中海
retire vi.退休
complain vi.抱怨
bitterly ad.刺骨地
bitterly cold 刺骨地冷
get a shock 感到惊奇
in the end 最后；终于
sunshine n.阳光
everything except the weather 唯独没有考虑到天气
My old friend 我的老朋友
Harrison 哈里森
had lived in the Mediterranean for many years 已经在地中海生活了许多年
before he returned to England 最近才返回英国
dream of doing 梦想；梦见
He had often dreamed of retiring in England 过去他常幻想退休后到英国
and had planned to settle down in the country 并计划在乡间安顿下来
settle down 定居；安下心来
settle down in the country 在乡下定居
she settled herself down in a chair with a cup of tea 她拿了杯茶，舒舒服服的在椅子里坐了下来
the situation has settled down 局势已经平静了下来
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house 他刚一回来便买下了一幢房子
and went to live there 并住了进去
Almost immediately 紧接着,随即
he began to complain about the weather 他就开始抱怨那里的天气
even though 即使
for even though it was still summer 虽然是盛夏季节
it rained continually 可总是阴雨连绵
and it was often bitterly cold 而且常常冷得要命
continually ad.不断地；频繁地;频率很高的
quarrel n.争吵，吵架
they quarreled continually 他们不断地吵架
continuously ad.连续不断地
they have quarreled continuously for more than an hour 他们已经不停地吵了一个多小时
After so many years of sunshine 阳光下生活了那么多年
Harrison got a shock 哈里森对些感到惊奇
shock vt.使震惊
the news of her death was a shock to me 她死亡的消息让我震惊
surprise n. 惊喜，诧异
your letter came as a surprise 你的来信使我很惊喜
He acted as if he had never lived in England before 他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样
as if 好像，仿佛
as if subjunctive mood 就像+虚拟语气
as though subjunctive mood 就像+虚拟语气
she looked at me as if i were a stranger 她看着我的样子就好像我是个陌生人
it looked as though it were going to rain 看起来好像是要下雨了
In the end 最后；终于
it was more than he could bear 他再也忍受不住
gratitude n.感激，感谢
my gratitude is more than i can express in words 我的感激之情并非言辞所能表达
He had hardly had time to settle down 还没等安顿下来
when he sold the house 就卖掉了房子
and left the country 离开了这个国家
The dream he had had for so many years ended there 他做了这么多年的梦就这样结束了
Harrison had thought of everything 哈里森什么都考虑到了
except the weather 就是没有考虑到天气
no sooner….than…. 一….就…..
i had no sooner entered the room than the telephone rang 我刚走进房间电话铃就响了
no sooner had i entered the room than the telephone rang 我刚走进房间电话铃就响了
hardly…..when…. 还没来得急…就…
i had hardly known him well enough when he began to greet me like an old friend 我还没怎么认识他呢，他就像老朋友一样和我打招呼
hardly had i known him well enough when he began to greet me like an old friend 我还没怎么认识他呢，他就像老朋友一样和我打招呼
