新概念英語第二冊(cè)逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第83課(1)

　　Lesson 83 After the elections 大選之后：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.

　　句子講解：

　　1、The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.

　　前首相，溫特沃茲o萊恩先生，在最近的大選中被擊敗。

　　語言點(diǎn) sb. be defeated in the election某人在選舉中失敗了

　　2、He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.

　　他現(xiàn)在退出了政界,到國外去了。

　　語言點(diǎn) retire from political life 退出政界

　　retire from political life

　　隱退;

　　例句:

　　So why aren't you over there, fighting for your political life?

　　那你為什么不待在美國為你的政治生涯奮斗呢?

　　What would you know of the political complexities of our life?

　　哪里會(huì)懂我們這兒政治的復(fù)雜性呢?

　　3、My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical Progressive Party.

　　我的朋友，帕特里克，一直是萊恩先生的激進(jìn)黨的強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)者。

　　語言點(diǎn) Radical Progressive Party 激進(jìn)黨;Conservative Party 保守黨

　　4、After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.

　　在大選過后，帕特里克來到了前首相的住處。

　　生詞解析：

　　defeated

　　v. 被擊敗，失敗(defeat的過去式)

　　adj. 挨打的，被打敗的

　　例句:

　　1. They defeated the enemy in the battle.

　　他們?cè)谀谴螒?zhàn)斗中打敗敵人。

　　retiring

　　adj. 退休的;不善社交的;過隱居生活的

　　v. 退休(retire的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　1. After retiring from service, they will suffer from bone tissue hurt and osteoporosis in a degree.

　　在退役之后，這一人群都出現(xiàn)不同程度的骨組織傷痛與骨質(zhì)疏松癥。

　　fanatical

　　adj. 狂熱的

　　例句:

　　1. Tina: Maybe. Some people get too fanatical and can be dangerous.

　　蒂娜：可能。有些人太狂熱了，那會(huì)很危險(xiǎn)的。

　　opponent

　　n. 對(duì)手;反對(duì)者;敵手

　　adj. 對(duì)立的;敵對(duì)的

　　例句:

　　1. The opponent will have the option to pay 3 life.

　　該對(duì)手將可選擇是否要支付3點(diǎn)生命。

　　擴(kuò)展學(xué)習(xí)：

　　美國兩大政黨：

　　美國民主黨 Democratic Party，United States

　　美國共和黨 Republican Party，United States

　　英國三大政黨：

　　工黨(Labour Party)

　　保守黨(Conservative Party)

　　自由民主黨(The Liberal Democrat Party)