单词讲解

except prep.除了
They are all here except Cathy.
No one except me knew about the plan.
Except for Bob, everyone has sent Vicky a present.
complain v.抱怨
complain to sb.about / of sth.
We complained to the manager about the food.
complain that…
We complained to the manager that the food had gone bad.
continually adv.不断地
I explained to George continually.(repeatedly)
The dog continually chased its tail for fun.
bitterly adv.刺骨地
bitter adj.苦的,严寒的
Black coffee tastes bitter.
bitter wind
It was bitterly cold that day.
sunshine n.阳光
You’re my sunshine.
sit out in the warm sunshine.

课文讲解

He had often dreamed of…
dream of 梦想,幻想,向往
The little girl dreamed of living in the fairyland.
… settle down in the country.
settle down : 定居,安顿
Paul plans to settle down in a small town.
Tony will settle down after he gets married.
He had no sooner returned than he…
no sooner… than… 一…就 (as soon as)
I had no sooner opened the door than the phone rang.
倒装 : No sooner + 助动词 + 主语 + 动词
No sooner had he returned that he bought a house and went to live here.
No sooner had I opened the door than the phone rang.
… for even though it was still summer,…
for conj. 表示原因,作为上文的补充说明,不可用于句首
Tom ate three hamburgers,for he was so hungry.
even though : 即使,虽然引导让步状语从句
Even though they lost the game, they wouldn’t lose heart.
… Harrison got a shock.
get a shock 感到惊讶,震惊
He acted as if…
as if : 好像,仿佛引导方式状语从句
Lee talked about Paris as if he had been there before.
He behaved as if he had owned this house.
In the end,it was more than…
in the end == at last, finally
more than : 超出了…的范围
I love you more than I can say. 我爱你已经超出了我能表达.
He had hardly had time to settle down when…
hardly … when… 还没来得及,…就…;刚…就…;