38 Everything Except the Weather

Everything except the weather

唯独没有考虑到天气

My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.

我的老朋友哈里森在回到英国以前曾多年居住在地中海地区。

He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.

过去他常幻想退休后到英国,并计划在乡间安顿下来。

He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.

他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。

Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather,

但紧接着他就开始抱怨那里的天气了。

for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.

因为即使那时仍为夏季,但雨总是下个不停,而且常常冷得厉害。