新概念英语第二册 第38课.pptVIP

* Everything except the weather 英国属海洋性气候，具有冬暖夏凉的特点,冬夏没有很大差别，这主要是因为它是一个岛屿国家。(冬天,海洋比陆地温度高，海风将热量带到陆地，导致陆地温度升高，夏天则相反）.西风常常吹过英国大陆，致使常年有雨. ? What is the weather like in England? In spring: Mild, dry and sunny. Rainy, cloudy and warm. In summer: Dry, cloudy and cool. Rain and showers. In autumn: Dry, sunny. Fog early and late. In winter: Strong winds, heavy rain. Snow, cold. The best seasons are spring and summer. The nearer the summer, the warmer the sun shines. It’s warmer. The nearer the winter, the colder the days are. In winter they have all kinds of weather. Sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows heavily, and they also have fog and frost. The two worst months in England are January and February. They have many cold wet days one after another. As is know to all ,a typical English gentleman usually takes an umbrella with him. Similarly,when people there meet others,they usually begin with the weather . Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly? 1. except prep. 除了，除了…外 Except a broken chair, the room has no furniture. 除了一把破椅子，这间房子里什么也没有。（chair与furniture性质相同） except for 除…之外 Except for a broken chair, the room is empty. 除了一把破椅子外，这间房子是空的。(except for 没有“所指项目类别”的限制) except that I know nothing about his career except that he is a graduate of Oxford University. except 表示“除……外，(其余都)……”指同一类事物的总体中除去一部分。 but prep. 除…之外 ( 与no, nobody, all, anywhere等连用） Nobody knew her name but me. 除了我之外，没人知道她的名字。 They were all there on time but the chairman. 除了主席外，其余人都按时到了。 but 强调未被排除的其他事物（人） except 强调所排除之人（事物） 2. complain vt. 抱怨，控诉（常与that从句连用） 1)（常做贬义）抱怨，投诉，发牢骚 complain to sb about/at sth 对某人抱怨某事 抱怨这个恶劣的天气 complain about the terrible weather 你总是抱怨命运！ You are always complaining about your fate! complain of...诉说（病，痛等） complain of a toothache 牙疼 2)（正式地）投诉 我们向警方投诉。 We complained to the police about the noise from the bar. 3. continually adv. 频繁地，屡次地，反复地 我一再地遗遗失东西。