Everything except the weather

原文

My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he retired 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 thought 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 for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.

译文

我的老朋友哈里森，在他返回英格兰之前很多年生活在地中海地区。他常常有一个梦想，在他退休的时候回到英格兰，并且计划安顿下来。他在不久之后就回去在哪里买了一栋房子住在哪里。在那以后不久，他就开始抱怨那边的天气。让人难以想象的是那边直到夏天，还在断断续续的下雨，而且经常有点冷。在享受了多年阳光明媚之后，哈里森对此有点惊奇了。他的举动就好像从来没有在英格兰生活过一样。在最后，他再忍受不了。他没有安顿下来之前就把房子卖掉离开这个国家。这个梦想终结在多年之后的今天。哈里森什么都考虑到过，就是没有考虑过天气。

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