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九年级英语培优 第五讲 过去完成时 学习要点: 1.课堂巩固((Chapter four) 2. Grammar: the past perfect tense (过去完成时). 一．Read the short passage and answer the questions. 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 than 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. New words: 1. Except: except for + that从句 e.g. I know nothing about his career except that he is a graduate of Oxford University. Except for a broken chair, the room is empty. 2. Mediterranean n. (the ~)地中海 We complained to the police about the noise from the bar. They never complained about working overtime. You have no reason for complaint. 你没什么理由好抱怨的。 4. continually: 频繁地，反复地, （very often） Continuously: 连续不断地(non-stop) e.g. I am continually losing things. The river flows under this bridge continuously. Choose the proper word to fill in the blanks. He was ___________ late for work. They chattered _______________ for an hour. The sea moves _______________ . 4) He borrows money from people _______________. 5. bitter: bitter taste –bitterly adv. 刺骨地bitterly cold 刺骨地寒冷（chilly adj. 寒冷的） bitterly disappointed 彻底的失望I am bitterly disappointed. A bitter life 痛苦的人生，bitter tears 6. even though =even if 即使，虽然（引导让步状语从句） Even though I came here, my mind was absent. 7. had no sooner done… than …did : 一……就…… as soon as, the moment, on doing sth. e.g. I had no sooner a