练习材料：

Lesson38    Everything except the weather

My old friend,Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned toEngland. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settledown in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and wentto live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, foreven though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was oftenbitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He actedas if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than hecould bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house andleft the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrisonhad thought of everything except the weather.

maɪ əʊld frɛnd, ˈhærɪs(ə)n, həd lɪvd ɪn ðə ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnjən fə ˈmɛni jɪəz bɪˈfɔː hi rɪˈtɜːnd tʊ

ˈɪŋglənd. hi həd ˈɒf(ə)n driːmd əv rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd həd plænd tə ˈsɛtl daʊn ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri. hi həd nəʊ ˈsuːnə rɪˈtɜːnd ðən hi bɔːt ə haʊs ənd wɛnt tə lɪv ðeə. ˈɔːlməʊst ɪˈmiːdiətli hi bɪˈgæn tə kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛðə, fər ˈiːvən ðəʊ ɪt wəz stɪl ˈsʌmə, ɪt reɪnd kənˈtɪnjʊəli ənd ɪt wəz ˈɒf(ə)n ˈbɪtəli kəʊld. ˈɑːftə səʊ ˈmɛni jɪəz əv ˈsʌnʃaɪn, ˈhærɪs(ə)n gɒt ə ʃɒk. hi ˈæktɪd əz ɪf hi həd ˈnɛvə lɪvd ɪn ˈɪŋglənd bɪˈfɔː. ɪn ði ɛnd, ɪt wəz mɔː ðən hi kəd beə. hi həd ˈhɑːdli həd taɪm tə ˈsɛtl daʊn wɛn hi səʊld ðə haʊs ənd lɛftðə ˈkʌntri. ðə driːm hi həd həd fə səʊ ˈmɛni jɪəz ˈɛndɪd ðeə. ˈhærɪs(ə)n həd θɔːtəv ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈwɛðə.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、settle down：定居，2、continually：不断地，3、bitterly：痛苦地；bitterly cold：寒冷刺骨，4、shock：震惊，5、bear：忍受

音标：/t/ 双唇微开，先用舌尖抵上齿龈，然后突然张开，使气流外冲而成音。

练习感悟： 慢慢地读起来感觉有点过瘾，也读得比较通顺，语感略有加强，不过进行到现在才一个多月，要有多大进步也是不太可能。