练习材料:
Lesson 38 Everything except the weather
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly 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 cold bear. He had hardly 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.
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
Mediterranean /ˌmɛdətəˈreɪniən/ 地中海
immediately /ɪˈmidiɪtli/ 紧接地,used to emphasize that something comes next, or is next to something else.
continually 不断地,不停地
bitterly /bɪtəʳli / 刺骨地,(表示程度)to an extreme degree
dreamed of doing 梦想,幻想,向往
no sooner...than... 一...就...
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。
练习感悟:
(1)immediately不会读,困难点在diɪ,从开始读不来到有点像,有进步。
(2)行动到位是关键,真正掌握最重要,不要求快。