Lesson 38
第38課
Everything Except the Weather
唯獨沒有考慮到天氣
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?
為什么哈里森很快把房子賣掉了？
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
我的老朋友哈里森在回到英國以前曾多年居住在地中海地區(qū)。
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
過去他常幻想退休后到英國，并計劃在鄉(xiāng)間安頓下來。
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他剛一回到英國便買下了一幢房子住了進去。
Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather,
但緊接著他就開始抱怨那里的天氣了。
for even though it was still summer,
因為即使那時仍為夏季，
it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
但雨總是下個不停，而且常常冷得厲害。
After so many years of sunshine,
在陽光下生活了那么多年
Harrison got a shock.
哈里森對此感到驚奇。
He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
他的舉動就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。
In the end, it was more than he could bear.
后，他再也忍受不住，
He had hardly had time to settle down
還沒等安頓下來就賣掉了房子，
when he sold the house and left the country.
離開了這個國家。
The dream he had had for so many years ended there.
他多年來的幻想從此破滅。
Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
哈里森把每件事情都考慮到了，唯獨沒想到天氣。
第38課
Everything Except the Weather
唯獨沒有考慮到天氣
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?
為什么哈里森很快把房子賣掉了？
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
我的老朋友哈里森在回到英國以前曾多年居住在地中海地區(qū)。
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
過去他常幻想退休后到英國，并計劃在鄉(xiāng)間安頓下來。
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他剛一回到英國便買下了一幢房子住了進去。
Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather,
但緊接著他就開始抱怨那里的天氣了。
for even though it was still summer,
因為即使那時仍為夏季，
it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
但雨總是下個不停，而且常常冷得厲害。
After so many years of sunshine,
在陽光下生活了那么多年
Harrison got a shock.
哈里森對此感到驚奇。
He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
他的舉動就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。
In the end, it was more than he could bear.
后，他再也忍受不住，
He had hardly had time to settle down
還沒等安頓下來就賣掉了房子，
when he sold the house and left the country.
離開了這個國家。
The dream he had had for so many years ended there.
他多年來的幻想從此破滅。
Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
哈里森把每件事情都考慮到了，唯獨沒想到天氣。