83 · 大选之后
After the elections
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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!'
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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!'
前首相温特沃思·莱恩先生在最近的选举中落败，现已退出政坛，去了国外。我的朋友帕特里克一向强烈反对莱恩先生所属的激进进步党。 选举结束后，帕特里克去了前首相的住处，问莱恩先生是否住在这里。值勤警察告诉他，莱恩败选以后已经出国了。 第二天，他又来了。同一名警察正慢慢走过门口，他又问了一模一样的问题。警察这次有些疑心，却还是给了同样的答复。 第三天，他再次登门，问的还是那句话。警察终于发火了。 “昨天、前天我都告诉过你了！”警察喊道，“莱恩先生败选了，已经退出政坛，到国外定居了！” “我知道，”帕特里克回答，“可我就爱听你这么说！”
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《大选之后》：败选者与反对者 → 第一天登门问候 → 第二天又问同一件事 → 第三天终于惹怒警察 → 警察愤怒地重复答案 → 问的不是消息，是快意。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把本课一句直接引语转述给第三个人，检查人称和时间是否仍然合理。
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