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新概念英语第二册第83课课文及课堂笔记

(2007-01-08 20:25:04)
分类: 新概念英语
Lesson 83 After the elections 大选之后
 
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!"'I know,' answered Patrick, 'but I love to hear you say it!'
 
前首相温特沃兹.莱恩先生在最近的大选中被击败。他现在退出了政界,到国外去了。我的朋友帕特里克一直是莱恩先生的激进党的强烈反对者。大选结束后,帕特里克来到了前首相的住处。当他询问莱恩先生是否住在那里时,值班的警察告诉他这位前首相落选后出国去了。第二天,帕特里克再次来到首相的住处。昨天的那位警察正从门口慢慢走过,帕特里克上前问了和昨天同样的问题。虽然那位警察这次有点疑心,但还是对他作了同样的回答。第三天,帕特里克又去了,提出了同前两天完全一样的问题。这一次警察火了。“我昨天和前天都告诉过您了,”他大叫着,“莱恩先生在大选中被击败了,他已经退出了政界去国外了!”“这我都知道,”帕特里克说,“可我就是喜欢听你说出这些!”
 
课堂笔记
(1)the elections
election 指一般选举时用单数,指全国性的选举时用复数:
An election will be held next month.
下月将举行一次选举。
In America,presidential elections are held every four years.
美国总统选举每四年一次
He hopes to defeat his rival in next year's elections.
他希望在明年的大选中击败对手。
He is standing for election.
他是候选人。
elective subjects选修科目
elector选民
 
(2)The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections. 前首相温特沃兹·莱恩先生在最近的大选中被击败。
formerformer 在这里表示“以前的”、“从前的”或“前任的”,后面需要跟名词:
the former world champion前世界冠军
Yesterday, he received a letter from his former wife/English teacher.
昨天他收到了他前妻/以前的英语老师的一封信。
前者的(两者中先提到的)
The former option favours the married man.前一种选择对已婚男子有利。
a shadow of one's/its former self以不及当年
She used to be a great player,but now she's only shadow of her former self.
她以前是个健将,现在已不及当年了。
Prime Minister首相。政府(总理)
prime主要的,最重要的
her prime concern is to protect the property.她最为关心的是保护财产
 
(3)defeat战胜某人,击败
The enemy was defeated ub a decisive battle.敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败。
困惑,难倒
I've tried to solve the problem,but it defeats me.
我想解决这个问题,但是把我难倒了
失败
six wins and two defeats for the team
该队六胜二负
 
(4)retire
He retired at the age of fifty. 
 他五十岁时退休了。 
retire (from sth)退职,退休,退役
He will retire from the army next year.他明年从部队退役。
He will retire from his directorship next year.他明年从主管职位上退下来了。
pension养老金
使......退职或退休
I was retired on full pay给我全薪让我退休了。
 
(5)fanatical狂热的
fanatical about sth.
She's fanatical about keeping fit。她如痴如醉的注重健美
fanatic狂热者
 
(6)opponent对手,敌手 (at/in sth)
beat an opponent at an election 
 选举时击败了对手 
Her opponet left the tennis court in tears她的对手含泪离开了网球场。
opponent of sth.反对者
an opponent of nuclear weapons反对核武器的人
 
(7)前缀ex-加在名词前表示“以前的”(相当于former),如ex-husband
(前夫), ex-wife(前妻),ex-taxi-driver(前出租汽车司机),ex-manager
(前任经理),ex-headmaster(前任校长)等。
 
(8)On the following day次日
It rained on the day we arrived,but the following day was sunny.
我们到达的那天正下雨,但次日天气晴朗
 
(9)suspicious
adj. 有疑心的;有怀疑的
a suspicious look/a suspicious attitude
怀疑的样子/怀疑的态度
suspicious about/of sth/sb
I am suspicious about her motives.
我对她的动机有怀疑。
I'm suspicious of his story because I know he sometimes tells lies. 
我对他的说法有疑,因为我知道他有时说假话。
adj. 可疑的;奇怪的
a suspicious action
可疑的行动
a suspicious noise 
可疑的声响 
It's very suspicious that she was in the house when the crime happened.
案发时她在房子里,此点非常可疑。
suspiciously adv.
suspicion n.
above suspicion 不受怀疑
under suspicion 涉嫌,有嫌疑
 
10)exactly
adv.正,恰好,十分
You've arrived at exactly the right moment.
你到得正是时候。
 This dress is exactly what I wanted. 
 这正是我需要的衣服。 
His answer was exactly right. 
 他的答案完全正确。
用作答语或表示赞同
So she wants to sell the house and move to London
"Exactly"
那么她想卖掉房子搬到伦敦去?
对!
 
11)lost one's temper
发脾气
Mr Green lost his temper when he found his daughter smoking. 
 格林先生发现女儿抽烟时大发脾气。
Have a short/quick/nasty
脾气急/暴/坏
Whatever happens, remember to keep your temper.
无论发生什么事都要记着保持冷静。
My sister is of a calm/quick temper.
我姐姐/妹妹性情平和/脾气急躁。
My grandfather has a temper.
我爷爷容易生气。
The boss is in a temper today.
老板今天脾气不好。
temper 指“心情”、“情绪”时,与mood 同义:
That morning George was in a good mood/temper.
那天上午,乔治心情好。
但bad mood 与bad temper 稍有区别:
When he is in a bad temper, he gets angry easily. But when he is in a bad mood, he likes to sit alone.
当他脾气不好时,他很容易生气。但当他心情不好时,他喜欢独自
坐着。
mood 可以表示“有意/想要(做某事)”,temper 则不可以:
At that time I was not in the mood for talking/to talk.
当时我没有心情/不想说话。
Although Jeremy is well-known for his great sense of humour, he is in no
mood for telling funny stories today.
尽管杰里米以绝妙的幽默感著称,但他今天没有心情讲笑话。
 
12)Though a little suspicious this time虽然那位警察这次有点疑心
这是一个省略了主语和连系动词的让步状语从句。通常,如果从句的主语与主句的相同而谓语带系动词be,则主语+be 可省略(原因状语从句例外):
While at college, she wrote a novel.
她上大学时写了一部小说。
He acted as if certain of success.
他的举止就像一定会成功一样。(方式)
If possible, please let me know by this evening.
如果可能的话,请在今晚以前告诉我。(条件)
Though tired, he went to bed very late.
他虽然疲惫,但还是很晚才上床。(让步)
原因状语从句的省略形式要带分词being:
Being worried about his child, he walked up and down in the room.
他由于为孩子担心,在屋子里来回走着。

 

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