[al:新概念英语（二）] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版（英音）] [ti:Everything Except the Weather] [by:更多学习内容，请到yingyu.chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:14.48]Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly? [00:22.09]My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. [00:32.89]He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. [00:41.40]He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. [00:47.81]Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, [00:52.76]for even though it was still summer, [00:55.49]it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. [01:02.11]After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. [01:08.04]He acted as if he had never lived in England before. [01:12.54]In the end, it was more than he could bear. [01:17.07]He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. [01:23.61]The dream he had had for so many years ended there. [01:28.58]Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.