新概念英语第二册

LESSON 38

Everything except the weather

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原文

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 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 have thought of everything except the weather.

译文

我的老朋友哈里森在回到英国之前已经在地中海生活了很多年。他经常梦想在英国退休,并计划在该国定居。他一回来就买了房子住在那里。他几乎立刻就开始抱怨天气。

因为虽然还是夏天,但雨一直下个不停,天气常常寒冷刺骨。经历了这么多年的阳光照射,哈里森感到震惊。他表现得好像他以前从未在英国生活过一样。最终还是超出了他的承受能力。

他还没来得及安顿下来,就卖掉了房子,离开了这个国家。他这么多年的梦想到此结束。哈里森什么都考虑到了,除了天气。