第38课Everythingexcepttheweather
1、HarrisonhadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.
theMediterranean是指theMediterraneanarea
2、HehadoftreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplanedtosettledownin
thecountryside.
dreamof梦想什么，后面要跟动名词
settledown安顿
3、Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainaboutthewhether,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.
for此句中是连词，用来解释前面的部分，相当于因为，但不能用在句子的开头
continually不停地
continually和continuously的区别：
Theyquarreledcontinually.
continually指频率很高的
Theyhavequarreledcontinuouslyformorethananhour.
continuously指连续不断地
4、Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.
shock吃惊，震惊
shock和surprise的区别：
Thenewsofherdeathwasashocktome.
shock一般是指震惊，是指一种令人不安的事情
Yourlettercameasasurprise.
surprise是指惊喜
5、HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.
asif=asthough好象，仿佛，后面要用虚拟语气
6、Itwasmorethanhecouldbear.
morethan超出
7、Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.
nosoonerthan一就,相当于assoonas
要注意时态的变化，nosooner部分用过去完成时，than部分用过去时
8、Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.
hardlywhen..跟nosoonerthan意思差不多，用法也相同。
今天的内容就这样。
