新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 83 After the elections
1 . This time, the policeman lost his temper.這一次警察火了。
2 . 'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,' he shouted,「我昨天和前天都告訴過您了，」他大叫著，
3 . 'Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections.「萊恩先生在大選中被擊敗了，
4 . The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question.第三天，帕特裡克又去了，提出了同前兩天完全一樣的問題。
5 . He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.他現在退出了政界，到國外去了。
6 . The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question.昨天的那位警察正從門口慢慢走過，帕特裡克上前問了和昨天同樣的問題。
7 . After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.大選結束後，帕特裡克來到了前首相的住處。
8 . The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.前首相溫特沃茲。萊恩先生在最近的大選中被擊敗。
9 . My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr.Lane's Radical Progressive Party.我的朋友帕特裡克一直是萊恩先生的激進黨的強烈反對者。
10 . He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!他已經退出了政界去國外了！」
11 . On the following day, Patrick went to the house again.第二天，帕特裡克再次來到首相的住處。
12 . 'I know,' answered Patrick, 'but I love to hear you say it!'「這我都知道，」帕特裡克說，「可我就是喜歡聽你說出這此！」
13 . 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.當他詢問萊恩先生是否住在那裡時，值班的警察告訴他這位前首相落選後出國去了。
14 . Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.雖然那位警察這次有點疑心，但還是對他作了同樣的回答。