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# 83 · 大选之后

### 第1段

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!'

中文理解：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！”

* **gone abroad**：去了国外；abroad 是副词，前面不加 to；gone abroad 常说明已经去了国外。

* **on duty**：值班；执勤；duty前通常不加冠词，与off duty相对。

* **On the following day**：在第二天；the following day可单独作时间状语，也可带on。

* **once more**：再一次；表示再做一次，可替换为 again，注意它修饰哪个动作。

* **lost his temper**：发脾气；temper指脾气；物主代词与发火的人对应。

* **the day before yesterday**：前天；通常搭配过去时，不加on也能作时间状语。

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

简单句，主谓结构. 具体表达上是被动语态，被打败了，在本文中的意思则是在选 举中落败了. 选举这个单词elections 为什么要使用复数，我们估计文中指的是英国的情况，英国的首相选举其实不是直接选举首相，而是以General elections of the United Kingdom 大选的形式来进行，不同党派的议员参选，获得多数议席的政党的党魁出任首相，并组阁，所以这里的elections 用了复数. 如果是谈论美国的总统选举American presidential election，则无需使用复数.

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

并列句，and 连接两句，均为主谓结构.

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

简单句，主系表结构，这里opponent 如果没有定语在前面修饰，冠词需要用an.

#### 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.

复合句，本句比较复杂，我们先看句首when 引导的时间状语从句，这个从句是主谓结构，从句中还带有一个if 引导的从句作ask 的宾语，该宾语从句为主谓结构.

接下来我们看主句，主句是主谓宾 + 宾语从句结构，that 引导的宾语从句为主谓结构. 这里ex-前缀为“前…”，但ex 本身也是名词，Someone's ex 某人的前任，前伴侣.

#### The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question.

复合句，主句为主谓结构，后面是when 引导的时间状语从句，主谓宾结构.

#### Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.

复合句，主句主谓 + 双宾语结构，逗号前面是though 引导的让步状语从句，而且是省略了主语和谓语的情况，还原为：\[Though the policeman was \[a little] suspicious \[this time],]…

#### The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question.

并列句，and 前句为主谓结构，后句为省略了主语的主谓宾结构.

#### 'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,' he shouted, 'Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections.

简单句，本句主要注意昨天和前天的表达方式，必须熟悉.

#### He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!"

并列句，主句主谓结构，后句为省略了主语的主谓结构.

#### 'I know,' answered Patrick, 'but I love to hear you say it!'

简单句，主谓宾结构，宾语to hear you say it 其实可以进一步细分hear sb. do sth.（主动结构中用不带 to 的不定式；hear sb. doing sth. 则突出正在进行的动作），所以是to hear you .

## 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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