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.
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