新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第38課(1)

38課 Everything except the weather

My old friend, Harrison, had lived in theMediterranean for many years before hereturned to England. He had often dreamed ofretiring in England and had planned to settledown in the country. He had no soonerreturned than he bought a fine house and wentto live there. Almost immediately he began tocomplain about the weather, for even though it wasstill summer, it rained continually and it was oftenbitterly 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 wasmore than he could bear. He had hardly had time tosettle down when he sold the house and leftthe country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought ofeverythingexcept the weather.

語法歸納：過去完成時

復習過去完成時在時間狀語從句中的應用 (請參考Lessonl4的語法講解)

精講筆記：

1. My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before hereturned to England.

我的老朋友哈里森在回到英國之前曾多年居住在地中海地區(qū)。

語言點1 Harrison為my old friend的同位語。

語言點2 had lived in...意為“過去在……居住”;對于live的總結(jié)學習：

兩個重要諺語：

Live and learn.活到老，學到老。

The rich live while the poor die.適者生存。

2) 一個重要短語：

live by...意為“靠……維生”

He lives by stealing.他靠偷竊生存。

語言點3 return = come back / give back 返回;歸還

2. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in thecountry.

過去他?；孟朐谟诵莶⒂媱澰卩l(xiāng)間安頓下來。

語言點1 retire in England在英國退休

語言點2 關(guān)于settle的短語：

1) settle down (live somewhere permanently) 定居

2) settle sth. on sb. 轉(zhuǎn)讓(錢財);(尤指在遺囑中)贈與

3) settle up 結(jié)賬,還清債務(wù)

3. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.

他剛一到英國就買了一幢房子住了進去。

表達“一……就……”

用在句首：1) as soon as;2) the moment / minute/ second/ instant;3) on doing

用在句中：1) no sooner...than...; 2) hardly…when…

I had no sooner entered the door than I shouted asking my mother for food

我一進門就嚷著跟媽媽要吃的。

The little boy had hardly seen the snake when he fainted.

這個小男孩一看見蛇就暈倒了。