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238_Everything except the weather #77

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carloscn commented 2 months ago

Everything except[^1] the weather

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

He had often dreamed of[^3] retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.

He had no sooner returned than[^4] he bought a fine house and went to live there.

Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though[^5] it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly[^2] 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[^7] 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.

[^1]: except __ 前后是同种东西 | except for ___ 前后是不同种东西 | everyone was here except Tom | The room is empty except for the desk. 第一个Tom和everyone都是人，所以用except | 第二个room和desk不是同一种东西所以填写except for. [^2]: bitterly 刺骨地，冷地 [^3]: dreamed of sth / doing 梦想做某事 [^4]: no sooner ... than ... = on xxx 一xxx就xxx [^5]: even though 尽管 [^6]: He acted as if he had never lived in ... 这个是as 方式状语 （虚拟语气）：对现在事实虚拟，用过去式；对将来虚拟，用过去将来时；对过去虚拟，用过去完成时。If I had studied harder I would xxx [^7]: hardly had time to settle down when he sold the... 相当于 no sooner than

carloscn commented 2 months ago

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No sooner than / Hardly when

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carloscn commented 2 months ago

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no sooner ... than...

He had no sooner returned / than / he bought a fine house and went to live there. 他一回来 / 就 / 买一个不错的房子住在那里。 He had hardly returned when he bought a fine house and went to live there. As soon as he had returned he bought a fine house and went to live there.

hardly ... when

He had no sooner had time to settle down than he sold the house and left the country. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. 他还没来得及安顿下来，就卖掉了房子，离开了这个国家。 As soon as he had time to settle down he sold the house and left the country.