New Concept English II - 38 (1/8/09)
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Lesson 38
Everything except the weather
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the
Mediterranean for many years before he
returned to England. He had often dreamed of
retiring in England and had planned to settle
down in the country. He had no sooner returned
then he bought a house and went to live there.
Almost immediately he began to complain about
the weather, for even though it was still
summer, it rained continually and it was often
bitterly cold. After so many years of
sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if
he had never lived in England before. In the
end, it was more than he could bear. He had
hardly had time to settle down when he sold
the house and left the country. The dream he
had had for so many years ended there.
Harrison had thought of everything except the
weather.
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Lesson to learn from the article: Your dream might be different from the reality. Do the research and test the water before you make a big move.
Hopping the countries in the this article is not fun.
Practice: I found it takes at least two hours practices to get the stress and intonnation right. Sometimes I feel harder than prnounciation itself since the stresses are delicate and subtle.
I guess I need to read some articles about those now.