一课一题一语法：新概念英语第2册第38课
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下面我们继续本周《新概念英语2》第38课的重点句型或语法的分享。先来读一读课文：
一、课文原文
Lesson 38 Everything except the weather
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.
——选自《新概念英语》第二册，外语教学与研究出版社，1997年10月第1版
二、重点句型或语法
过去完成时的时态在新概念第一册的第119-120课和第二册的第14课已经陆续学习了，本课侧重两个表示 “一......就......” 的句型的学习。下面，先一起来读一读课文例句：
Non sooner...than...
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
Hardly...when...
He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
这两个句型中，no sooner和hardly所在的主句谓语动词使用过去完成时，than和when所在的从句谓语动词要采用一般过去时。例如：
Mr Jenkins had hardly begun his speech when he was interrupted.
詹金斯先生刚开始讲话就被人打断了。
She had no sooner opened the door than a cat jumped out from behind the door.
她刚把门打开，一只猫就从门后跳了出来。
注意，当hardly和no sooner位于句首时，主句要用倒装语序。如：
Hardly had he sat down when the bell rang.
他刚坐下铃就响了。
No sooner had the sun shown itself above the horizon than he got out of bed to commence work.
太阳刚露出地平线，他就起床开始工作。
三、一课一题
根据本课的重要语法点，让我们来练一练吧，请选择正确的选项。
Hardly ___ themselves in their seats in the theater ___ the curtain went up.