过去完成体和限定词;Compare;KP1常搭配的时间状语从句;KP2havegot/gotten;DoyouspeakEnglish?(2)
Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.NosoonerhadhegotintothecarthanIsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadhardlyreachedthetownwhentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,DoyouspeakEnglish?AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!;Everythingexcepttheweather
Myoldfriend,Harrison,livedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehehadreturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandplannedtosettledowninthecountry.NosoonerhehadreturnedtoEnglandthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,ithadrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.HeactedasifheneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.HehardlyhadtimetosettledownintheMediterraneanonceagainwhenhehadsoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadforsomanyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhasthoughtofeverythingexcepttheweather.;Everythingexcepttheweather
Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Nosoonerhadhereturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.Heactedas