Lesson 3 After the election
大选之后

文章讲解

The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections. He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad. My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house. When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question. Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer. The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question. This time, the policeman lost his temper. 'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,' he shouted, 'Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!"

一、词汇部分

1.election/iˈlek.ʃən/ n. 选举
词汇助记：e+lect选择＋ion名词后缀
扩展：collect 收集/collection

2.former/ˈfɔːr.mɚ/ adj. 从前的
例：The former spelling is more common in US.
例：He is the former CEO of Google.

3.defeat/dɪˈfiːt/ v. 打败

4.fanatical/fəˈnæt̬.ɪk/ adj. 狂热的
词汇助记：fan + ate + ic + al

5.opponent/əˈpoʊ.nənt/ n. 反对者，
对手
词汇助记：op + pon放置＋ent名词后缀
扩展：postpone

6.radical/ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/ adj. 激进的
词汇助记：rad + ic + al
扩展：eradicate 根除，彻底消除

7.progressive/prəˈɡres.ɪv/ adj. 进步的
词汇助记：pro + gress + ive

8.ex- prefix （前缀，用于名词前）前......
9.suspicious/səˈspɪʃ.əs/ adj. 怀疑的

1.The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections. He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.

知识点:
同位语：
A, B, ---- The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated
A-B- --- The former Prime Minister --Mr. Wentworth Lane -- was defeated

have gone/have been

2.My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.

知识点:
完成时变体：have been + adj./doing 一直做某事
例：Peter has been really nice to me.
例：I’ve been trying to figure out the meaning of life.

3.When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question.

知识点:
结构：when ….主句
拆分1: when引导的从句中还有if 引导的宾语从句
拆分2：主句中有told him that 引导的宾语从句

pass/past 区别

4.Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer. The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question.

5.This time, the policeman lost his temper. 'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,' he shouted, 'Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!"

知识点:
lose one’s temper 发火
the day before yesterday 前天