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# 大选之后

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 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：前首相温特沃兹·莱恩先生在最近的大选中落败。他现已退出政坛，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,警察脾气上来了。“我昨天和前天都告诉过你了，”他大叫，“莱恩先生在大选中落败了， 他已经退出政坛去国外了！” \[2]“这些我都知道，”帕特里克说，“可我就是喜欢听你说出来！”

* **gone abroad**：去剧院 / 出国 / 度假；地点和活动的介词不同，按完整搭配记；abroad 前不加 to。

* **once more**：起初 / 终于 / 马上 / 首次 / 再一次；这些时间词不能随意互换，先看原文把哪两个阶段接起来。

#### 1. The Prime Minister, was defeated.

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.

#### 2. He is retiring and has gone.

并列句，and 连接两句，均为主谓结构.

#### 3. My friend has been an opponent.

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.

#### 5. When he asked if Mr. Lane lived, the policeman told him that the ex-Prime Minister had gone.

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.

#### 7. The policeman was walking, when Patrick asked the 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.

#### 8. the policeman gave him the 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],]…

#### 9. Patrick went and asked the 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.

#### 11. I told you.

简单句，本句主要注意昨天和前天的表达方式，必须熟悉.

#### 13. He has retired and gone…

并列句，主句主谓结构，后句为省略了主语的主谓结构.

#### 14. I love to hear…

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 .

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