My old friend, Harrison, had lived in theMediterranean for many years before he returned toEngland. He had often dreamed of retiring inEngland and had planned to settle down in thecountry. He had no sooner returned than he boughta fine house and went to live there. Almostimmediately he began to complain about theweather, for even though it was still summer, itrained continually and it was often bitterly cold. Afterso many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. Heacted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he couldbear. He had hardly had time tosettle down when he sold the house andleft thecountry. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thoughtof everythingexcept the weather.
精讲笔记：
7. In the end, it was more than he could bear.
最后，他实在是无法再忍受下去了。
语言点 more than he could bear比他可以忍受的还要多→忍无可忍
8. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
他还没安顿下来就把房子卖掉了并离开了这个国家。
语言点 本句中包含hardly...when... “一……就……”固定搭配，句中and连接并列谓语动词。
9. The dream he had had for so many years ended there.
他多年来的梦想从此破灭。
语言点 该句主语包含一个定语从句。
10. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
哈里森把每件事情都考虑到了，唯独没考虑到天气。
语言点 比较学习：
except, except for except for指从整体中除去一个细节或一个方面，所除去的与整体并非一类;
except后接的词一般属于整体，指在整体中除去同类的一个部分，比如该句中的weather就是应该考虑到的everything中的一部分。
