新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2 册 . 第 38 讲 . 学生版Page 1 of 11Everything except the weather Part 1 Basic words and expressions 1. except prep. 除了They all went to sleep except me. 除我之外，他们都去睡觉了。We go there every day except Sunday. 除了星期天 ,我们每天都去那儿。They all went to sleep except the young Frenchman. 除了那位年轻的法国人以外,他们全都去睡觉了。新概念二 Lesson38 课堂内容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 fine 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 could 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. 新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2 册 . 第 38 讲 . 学生版Page 2 of 11besides prep. 在...之外 ,除...之外What has he done, besides reading the paper? 除了看报 ,他还做了什么 ? He had other people to take care of besides me. 除我之外 ,他还要照顾别人。2. Mediterranean n.地中海3. dream of 幻想、向往Frank used to dream of having a car of his own. 弗兰克过去常幻想拥有一辆自己的车。4. settle down定居、安身、安顿They settled down in Australia in 1988. 他们 1988 年在澳大利亚定居了。5. complain v.抱怨He is always complaining. 他总是在发牢骚。It is no use complain. 光抱怨也没用。Sh...
