新概念英语第二册lesson38

Lesson38

Everythingexcepttheweather

PresentationWhat’stheclimatelikeinEngland?Yes,it’spleasant.Butit’softenrainy.Inayear,thereareaboutover160daysraining.Insummeritoftenrainscontinuallyanditisbitterlycold.ButintheMediterranean,it’salwayswarmandsunny.OneofmyoldfriendshadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsafterheretired,helookedforwardtoreturningtoEngland,butheleftEnglandveryquicklythen.Iwonderwhy?Let’ssee!exceptexcept/k5sept/Mediterranean/7medt5reInin/complain/km5plen/continually/kn5tnjuli/bitterly/5btli/sunshine/5snn/except

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k5sept/

prep.除了Mediterranean

/7medt5reInin/

n.(the~)地中海complain/km5plen/v.抱怨continually/kn5tnjuli/

adv.不断地bitterly/5btli/

adv.刺骨地sunshine/5snn/

n.阳光

NewwordsLook,listenandanswerQ1:WhatdidHarrisonoftendreamof?Q2:What’stheweatherlikeinsummerinEngland?Q3:WhydidHarrisonsellhishousesoquickly?dreamof梦想，幻想，向往

settledown定居，安顿，安身

complainabout/of抱怨…getashock感到吃惊

eventhough:即使，虽然，引导让步状语从句

asif好像

nosooner…than=assoonas一…就…

hardly…when…几乎来不及……就……WordsandphrasesEverythingexcepttheweather.1.except,but与besides的区别：

except=but:notincluding,除…之外，不包括它们的宾语

besides:inadditionto,aswellas

除…之外还有，包括它的宾语

eg:·Theteacherpraisedeveryoneexcept/butMary.

老师赞扬了除玛丽以外的每一个人。

·TheteacherpraisedeveryonebesidesMary

老师赞扬了包括玛丽在内的每一个人。

·

FifteenstudentswenttherebesidesTom.

除了汤姆外，还有15名学生也去了那。Articlefocuses‘HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledown

inthecountry.’2.dreamof梦想，幻想，向往3.settledown定居，安顿，安身Articlefocuses‘Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.’nosooner…than=assoonas一…就…，

hardly…when…注意：这两个句式里的时态：主句过去完成时，从句一般过去时

nosooner放在句首时，句子倒装

Nosooner

hadhereturnedthanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.Articlefocuses‘Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,for

eventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.’5.complainabout抱怨…6.for:conj.因为，不能用于句首。7.eventhough:即使，虽然，引导让步状语从句

eg:Eventhoughweweretired,wewentonwiththework.Articlefocuses‘Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.’8.getashock感到吃惊‘HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.’asif:好像，引导方式状语从句，通常跟在描述行为举止的动词之后，如act,appear,feel,look,smell,sound等后面：Sheactedasifshewasmad.Articlefocuses‘Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.’‘Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.’10.thoughtof…想到…thinkabout…想…EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Articlefocuses‘Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.’11.hardly…when…几乎来不及……就……hardly位于句首，句子倒装‘Intheend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.’12.Intheend:atlast最后13.morethan:over超过…的范围,比…多Articlefocuses1.Aftertheyhadenteredthehouse,theywentintothedinningroom.2.BeforeIarrivedhome,mymotherhadcookedthemeal.

3.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.4.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,Isaidgoodmorningtohim.5.Ihad

nearly

reachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,“DoyouspeakEnglish?”6.Hehadnosooner

returned

thanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.7.Hehad

hardly

hadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldhishouseandleftthecountry.Focusongrammar一、根据句意和汉语提示用适当形式填空1.Wegothereeveryday______Sunday.(除了)2.Areyoutiredofthis__________rain?(不断的)3.Thetourist__________thattheweatherwastooawful.(抱怨)4.Somebeerandchocolatetaste_________.(苦的)5.Theplay_______intragedy(悲剧).（结束）6.Itistoonoisy.Ican’t________it.(忍受).exceptcontinuouscomplainedbitterendsbearExercise二、用括号中的词连接以下各组句子1.Shespeakstome.Sheknewmewell.(asif)__________________________________________________2.Youareready.We’llsetout.(aslongas)__________________________________________________3.Hehasnomoney.Hecan’tbuyanewhouse.(as)__________________________________________________4.IturnedontheTV.Someoneknockedatthedoor.(Whensomeone…just)__________________________________________________

5.Ilikelivinginthecountryside.Itisfarfromthecity.(eventhough)__________________________________________________

6.Therobberranoutofthebank.Hewasarrestedbypolice.(nosooner…than)__________________________________________________________

Shespeakstomeasifsheknewmewell.We’llsetoutaslongasyouareready.Hecan’tbuyanewhouseashehasnomoney.Whensomeoneknockedatthedoor,IwasjustturningontheTV.Ilikelivinginthecountrysideeventhoughitisfarfromthecity.Therobberhadnosoonerranoutofthebankthanhewasarrestedbypolice.Exercise三、单项选择1.Icandoanythingtohelpyou

lendyoumoney.A.butB.andC.exceptD.excepts2.Wedreamedof

tothespacebyspaceship.A.traveledB.travelingC.totravelD.travel3.TonyforgotSusan’sbirthday,soSusancomplained

this.A.forB.

withC.aboutD.to4.He

tosettledowninthecountry,butIpersuadedhimtolivewithusinthecity.A.hasplannedB.hadplannedC.wouldplanD.planned

CBCBExercise5.Notuntilaweeklater

Annielearnthebadnews.A.doB.doesC.didD.donotCFillintheblanks1Everything_______theweatherMyoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedinthe____________formanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebeganto________abouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrained_________anditwasoften________cold.Aftersomanyyearsof________,Harrisongotashock.HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.exceptMediterraneancomplaincontinuallybitterlysunshineFillintheblanks2Everything_______theweatherMyoldfriend,Harrison,had_______intheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehe_______toEngland.Hehadoften_______of_______inEnglandandhad_______to_______downinthecountry.Hehadnosooner_______thanhe_______ahouseand_____to_____there.Almostimmediatelyhe______to_______abouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,it_______continuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrison_______ashock.He_______asifhehadnever_______inEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethanhecould_______.Hehadhardly_______timeto_______downwhenhe_______thehouseand_______thecountry.Thedreamhehad_______forsomanyyears_______there.Harrisonhad_______ofeverythingexcepttheweather.exceptlivedreturneddreamedretiringplannedsettlereturnedboughtwentlivebegancomplainrainedgotactedlivedbearhadsettlesoldlefthadendedthoughtFillintheblanks3Everything_______theweatherMyoldfriend,Harrison,hadlived_____theMediterranean_____manyyearsbeforehereturned_____England.Hehadoftendreamed_____retiring_____Englandandhadplanned____settledown_____thecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtahouseandwent_____livethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegan_____complain_____theweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyears_____sunshine,Harrisongotashock.Heactedasifhehadneverlived_____Eng