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--- Lesson 38 Everything except the weather |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly? |
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My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. |
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He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. |
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He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. |
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Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, |
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for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. |
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After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. |
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He acted as if he had never lived in England before. |
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In the end, it was more than he could bear. |
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He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. |
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The dream he had had for so many years ended there. |
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Harrison had thought of everything except the weather. |
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