练习材料：

Lesson38    Everything except the weather

My old friend,Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned toEngland. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settledown in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and wentto live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, foreven though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was oftenbitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He actedas if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than hecould bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house andleft the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrisonhad thought of everything except the weather.

ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈwɛðə

maɪ əʊld frɛnd, ˈhærɪs(ə)n, hæd lɪvd ɪn ðə ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnjən fɔː ˈmɛni jɪəz bɪˈfɔː hiː rɪˈtɜːnd tuː ˈɪŋglənd. hiː hæd ˈɒf(ə)n driːmd ɒv rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ænd hæd plænd tuː ˈsɛtl daʊn ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri. hiː hæd nəʊ ˈsuːnə rɪˈtɜːnd ðæn hiː bɔːt ə haʊs ænd wɛnt tuː lɪv ðeə. ˈɔːlməʊst ɪˈmiːdiətli hiː bɪˈgæn tuː kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛðə, fɔːr ˈiːvən ðəʊ ɪt wɒz stɪl ˈsʌmə, ɪt reɪnd kənˈtɪnjʊəli ænd ɪt wɒz ˈɒf(ə)n ˈbɪtəli kəʊld. ˈɑːftə səʊ ˈmɛni jɪəz ɒv ˈsʌnʃaɪn, ˈhærɪs(ə)n gɒt ə ʃɒk. hiː ˈæktɪd æz ɪf hiː hæd ˈnɛvə lɪvd ɪn ˈɪŋglənd bɪˈfɔː. ɪn ði ɛnd, ɪt wɒz mɔː ðæn hiː kʊd beə. hiː hæd ˈhɑːdli hæd taɪm tuː ˈsɛtl daʊn wɛn hiː səʊld ðə haʊs ændlɛft ðə ˈkʌntri. ðə driːm hiː hæd hæd fɔː səʊ ˈmɛni jɪəz ˈɛndɪd ðeə. ˈhærɪs(ə)nhæd θɔːt ɒv ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈwɛðə.

任务配置：L0+L1+ L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、settle down：定居，2、no sooner than：不早于，3、bitterly：苦涩，非常，4、

音标：/f/ 上齿轻触下唇，用力将气息由唇齿之缝隙间吹出。

练习感悟： 今天只录了一遍，居然就达标了。今天的难点：no sooner than：一……就……  hardly havetime to：几乎没有时间做某事