Lesson 83 After the elections
Lesson 83 After the elections
中文
大选之后
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！”
英文
The former [ˈfɔːmə(r)] Prime [praɪm] Minister [ˈmɪnɪstə(r)], Mr.Wentworth Lane [leɪn], was defeated [dɪˈfiːtɪd] in the recent elections [ɪˈlekʃnz].
He is now retiring [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] from political [pəˈlɪtɪk(ə)l] life and has gone abroad [əˈbrɔːd].
My friend, Patrick [ˈpætrɪk], has always been a fanatical [fəˈnætɪkl] opponent [əˈpəʊnənt] of Mr.Lane's Radial [ˈreɪdiəl] Progressive Party.
After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.
When he asked if Mr.Lane lived [lɪvd] 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 [ˈentrəns], when Patrick asked the same question.
Though a little suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.
The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly [ɪɡˈzæktli] the same question.
This time, the policeman lost his temper [ˈtempə(r)].
'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday' he shouted, 'Mr.Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retried from political life and gone to live abroad!'
'I know' answered Patrick, 'but I love to hear you say it!'
分析
The former Prime Minister , Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections .
- complex sentence:
- The former Prime Minister was defeated in the recent elections
- the former Prime Minister
[subject] - was defeated
[predicate verb phrase][passive form of verb] - in the recent elections
[adverbial of place]
- the former Prime Minister
- The former Prime Minister was defeated in the recent elections
He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad .
- compound sentence:
- He is now retiring from political life
- He
[subject] - now
[adverbial] - is retiring
[predicate verb phrase][present continuous tense] - from political life
[adverbial of place]
- He
- and
- He has gone abroad
- He
[subject] - has gone {名词性副词}
[predicate verb phrase][present perfect tense] - abroad
[object]
- He
- He is now retiring from political life
- knowledge:
- retire + from + sth.
- v. 从...隐退
- go + abroad
- v. 出国
- retire + from + sth.
My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr.Lane's Radial Progressive Party.
- simple sentence:
- My friend
[subject] - has always been
[predicate verb phrase][present perfect tense] - a fanatical opponent of Mr.Lane's Radial continuous Party
[object]
- My friend
After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.
- simple sentence:
- after the elections
[adverbial of time] - Patrick
[subject] - went to
[predicate verb phrase] - the former Prime Minister's house
[object]
- after the elections
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.
- complex sentence:
- when he asked if Mr.Lane lived there
- when +
[adverbial clause of time] - he asked if Mr.Lane Lived there
- he
[subject] - asked + object clause
[predicate verb phrase] - if Mr.Lane lived there
- he
- when +
- the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-prim Minister had gone abroad.
- the policeman on duty
[subject]- on duty
[attributive]
- on duty
- told sb that clause
[predicate verb phrase] - him
[direct object] - that since his default, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad
[indirect object][object clause]- since his default
[adverbial of time] - the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad
- the ex-Prime Minister
[subject] - had gone abroad
[predicate verb phrase][past perfect tense]
- the ex-Prime Minister
- since his default
- the policeman on duty
- when he asked if Mr.Lane lived there
On the following day, Patrick went to the house again.
- simple sentence:
- On the following day
[adverbial of time] - Patrick
[subject] - went to sth.
[predicate verb phrase] - the house
[object] - again
[adverbial]
- On the following day
- knowledge:
- on + ... + day prep. 在某一天, 在...的一天
- go + to + sth. v. 前往...; 去...; 进入...; 开始经历...
The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question.
- complex sentence:
- The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance
- The same policeman
[subject] - was just walking slowly
[predicate verb phrase][past continuous tense] - past the entrance
[adverbial of manner]
- The same policeman
- when Patrick asked the same question
- when + clause
[adverbial clause of time] - Patrick asked the same question
- Patrick
[subject] - asked
[predicate verb phrase] - the same question
[object]
- Patrick
- when + clause
- The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance
Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.
- complex sentence:
- Though a little suspicious this time
[adverbial of manner] - the policeman gave him the same answer
- the policeman
[subject] - gave
[predicate verb phrase] - him
[indirect object] - the same answer
[direct object]
- the policeman
- Though a little suspicious this time
The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question.
- compound sentence:
- the day after
[adverbial of time] - Patrick went to the house once more
- Patrick
[subject] - went to
[predicate verb phrase] - the house
[object] - once more
[adverbial]
- Patrick
- and
- Patrick asked exactly the same question
- Patrick
[subject] - asked
[predicate verb phrase] - exactly
[adverbial] - the same question
[object]
- Patrick
- the day after
This time, the policeman lost his temper.
- simple sentence:
- This time
[adverbial of time] - the policeman
[subject] - lost
[predicate verb phrase] - his temper
[object]
- This time
'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday' he shouted,
- simple sentence:
- I
[subject] - told
[predicate verb phrase] - you
[indirect object] - yesterday and the day before yesterday
[direct object]
- I
- knowledge:
- the + day + before + yesterday n. 前天
'Mr.Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retried from political life and gone to live abroad!'
- compound sentence:
- Mr.Lane was defeated in the elections.
- Mr.Lane
[subject] - was defeated
[passive form of verb]``[past simple tense] - in the elections
[adverbial of place]
- Mr.Lane
- He has retired from political life
- He
[subject] - has retired from
[predicate verb phrase][present perfect tense] - political life
[adverbial of place]
- He
- and
- He has gone to live abroad
- He
[subject] - has gone
[predicate verb phrase] - to live abroad
[adverbial of purpose]
- He
- Mr.Lane was defeated in the elections.
'I know' answered Patrick, 'but I love to hear you say it!'
- I love to hear you say it
- I
[subject] - love {to do}
[predicate verb phrase] - to hear you say it
[to-do as object]
- I
- knowledge:
- love + to + do. + (sth.) v. [喜欢/热爱/爱]...(做某事)
- hear + sth.① + do. + (sth.) v. 听到...(某人)...(做某事)