Lesson 38 Everything except the weather
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.
ˈlɛsən 38 ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈwɛðər
maɪ oʊld frɛnd, ˈhɛrɪsən, hæd laɪvd ɪn ðə ˌmɛdətəˈreɪniən fɔr ˈmɛni jɪrz bɪˈfɔr hi rɪˈtɜrnd tu ˈɪŋglənd.
hi hæd ˈɔfən drimd ʌvrɪˈtaɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ænd hæd plænd tu ˈsɛtəl daʊn ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri. hi hæd noʊ ˈsunər rɪˈtɜrnd ðæn hi bɑt ə haʊs ænd wɛnt tu lɪv ðɛr.
ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪˈmidiətli hi bɪˈgæn tu kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛðər, fɔr ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt wʌz stɪl ˈsʌmər, ɪt reɪnd kənˈtɪnjuəli ænd ɪt wʌzˈɔfən ˈbɪtərli koʊld.
ˈæftər soʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz ʌv ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn, ˈhɛrɪsən gɑt ə ʃɑk.
hi ˈæktəd æz ɪf hi hæd ˈnɛvər laɪvd ɪn ˈɪŋglənd bɪˈfɔr.
ɪn ði ɛnd, ɪt wʌz mɔr ðæn hi kʊd bɛr.
hi hæd ˈhɑrdli hæd taɪm tu ˈsɛtəl daʊn wɛn hi soʊld ðə haʊs ænd lɛft ðə ˈkʌntri.
ðə drim hi hæd hæd fɔr soʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz ˈɛndəd ðɛr.
ˈhɛrɪsən hæd θɔt ʌv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈwɛðər.
任务配置:
L0+L1+L3+L4
比较级的用法:
no sooner ... than ...
练习感悟:
1.太开心了,今天拿出本子,认真的开始复述,发现自己就是太懒了,每次朗读完成之后,其他的工作都不想做了。深刻检讨中。
2. y的发音让我纠结了很久,觉得bitterly等以ly结尾的词发的不够好听,还可以更地道。
3.经常打哈欠的好处是,可以锻炼你的口腔肌肉,打开你的喉咙,顺便练习各种嘴型。哇哈哈哈。
4.今天的文章有很多难点,no sooner than, more以及hardly when,都是掌握的很不好的点,要好好归整归整。
5. 为了找本文的知识点,看了孙瑞禾老先生的《高级英文理解与表达教程》,越看越爱,虽然很多还是一知半解,但是觉得英语甚是有趣。Laugh and grow fat.自己太胖是因为心太宽吗?哈哈~