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# 38 · 唯独没有考虑到天气

### 第1段

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.

中文理解：老朋友哈里森在地中海地区住了多年，后来回到英国。他常梦想退休后回英国，已经计划好在乡下定居。 他刚回来，就买了房子搬进去。 可几乎立刻，他就开始抱怨天气。明明还是夏天，却老是下雨，常常冷得厉害。他在阳光充足的地方住惯了，对这样的天气很不适应，简直像从没在英国住过一样。 最后，他实在受不了了。还没来得及安顿下来，就把房子卖了，离开了英国。 他多年的梦想就这样结束了。哈里森什么都想到了，偏偏没想到天气。

* **dreamed of**：梦想；曾想过；可以说梦想做某事，也可以说从未料想到；否定语境尤其要保留。

* **settle down**：安顿下来；可指稳定居住，也可指静下心，按语境选择。

* **complain about**：抱怨某事；说明抱怨的事情；投诉对象可以另用 to 引出。

* **even though**：尽管；虽然；让步说明一个已知情况，后面的结果却与预期不同。

* **bitterly cold**：冷得刺骨；bitterly是常见程度搭配，不是味道苦。

* **as if**：仿佛；好像；是否用过去形式要看真实程度和时间，不是一律虚拟。

#### My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.

复合句，主句主谓结构，后面是before 引导的时间状语从句，主谓结构.

\[关键句型] had lived 为过去完成时，往往表示两件过去的事情，哪一件发生在前，我们了解到老朋友住在地中海的事情发生在他回来以前，所以从句用了一般过去时，主句用了过去完成时.

#### He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，均为主谓宾结构.

\[关键句型] 均为had done，过去完成时.

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

这里是 no sooner…than… 固定关联结构，表示“一……就……”。前一部分用 had returned，后一部分说明紧接着发生的 bought a house and went to live there。不能把 no sooner 略去后，只解释 than 表示“就”。回来后便立刻买房 了，后面是主谓宾结构和省略了主语的主谓结构.

\[关键句型] 本句中回来是比之前买房这件事还要先发生的事情，所以回来用了过去完成时，而买房只用了一般过去时.

#### 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.

it was cold.

并列复合句，for 在这里是连词，表由于、因为，通常用于书面语，所引导的句子对于前句作解释说明. for 的前句为主谓宾结构，动词不定式短语作宾语；for 后面的句子是复合句，even though 引导让步状语从句，主系表结构，后面的主句为并列句，由 and 连接，主谓结构和主系表结构.

#### After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.

简单句，主谓宾结构.

#### He acted as if he had never lived in England before.

复合句，主句主谓结构，as if 引导方式状语从句，主谓结构，过去完成时.

#### In the end, it was more than he could bear.

复合句，主句主系表结构，后面是比较从句，he could bear 中 bear 的宾语由比较结构中的对应关系理解，意为“超过了他能忍受的程度”，不是 bear 本身没有宾语。

#### He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，后面是when 引导的时间状语从句，是并列句，都是主谓宾结构.

\[关键句型] 本句的主句为过去完成时had done 形式，这里had had time 的第一个 had 是助动词，第二个had 则是have 的过去分词.

#### The dream he had had for so many years ended there.

复合句，主句主谓结构，中间是省略了that 的定语从句(that) he had had. 过去完成时的构成跟上句一致.

#### Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.

简单句，主谓宾结构.

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《唯独没有考虑到天气》：多年盼着回国 → 一回来就买房 → 天气打破期待 → 很快又卖房离开 → 漏算了最关键的一项。再借一个结构讲自己的事：选出文中的两个动作，哪个先发生？再用自己的经历写一对。

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