练习材料：

Lesson83 After the elections
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!'
/ˈlɛsən/ /ˈeɪti/-/θri/ /ˈæftər/ /ði/ /ɪˈlɛkʃənz/
/ðə/ /ˈfɔrmər/ /praɪm/ /ˈmɪnəstər/, /ˈmɪstər/. /ˈwɛnˈtwɜrθ/ /leɪn/, /wəz/ /dɪˈfitəd/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈrisənt/ /ɪˈlɛkʃənz/. /hi/ /əz/ /naʊ/ /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/ /frəm/ /pəˈlɪtəkəl/ /laɪf/ /ənd/ /həz/ /gɔn/ /əˈbrɔd/. /maɪ/ /frɛnd/, /ˈpætrɪk/, /həz/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /bɪn/ /ə/ /fəˈnætɪkəl/ /əˈpoʊnənt/ /əv/ /ˈmɪstər/. /leɪnz/ /ˈrædəkəl/ /prəˈgrɛsɪv/ /ˈpɑrti/. /ˈæftər/ /ði/ /ɪˈlɛkʃənz/, /ˈpætrɪk/ /wɛnt/ /tə/ /ðə/ /ˈfɔrmər/ /praɪm/ /ˈmɪnɪstərz/ /haʊs/. /wɛn/ /hi/ /æskt/ /ɪf/ /ˈmɪstər/. /leɪn/ /laɪvd/ /ðɛr/, /ðə/ /pəˈlismən/ /ɑn/ /ˈduti/ /toʊld/ /ɪm/ /ðət/ /sɪns/ /ɪz/ /dɪˈfit/, /ði/ /ɛks/-/praɪm/ /ˈmɪnəstər/ /həd/ /gɔn/ /əˈbrɔd/. /ɑn/ /ðə/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/ /deɪ/, /ˈpætrɪk/ /wɛnt/ /tə/ /ðə/ /haʊs/ /əˈgɛn/. /ðə/ /seɪm/ /pəˈlismən/ /wəz/ /ʤəst/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ /ˈsloʊli/ /pæst/ /ði/ /ˈɛntrəns/, /wɛn/ /ˈpætrɪk/ /æskt/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /ˈkwɛsʧən/. /ðoʊ/ /ə/ /ˈlɪtəl/ /səˈspɪʃəs/ /ðɪs/ /taɪm/, /ðə/ /pəˈlismən/ /geɪv/ /ɪm/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /ˈænsər/. /ðə/ /deɪ/ /ˈæftər/, /ˈpætrɪk/ /wɛnt/ /tə/ /ðə/ /haʊs/ /wʌns/ /mɔr/ /ənd/ /æskt/ /ɪgˈzæktli/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /ˈkwɛsʧən/. /ðɪs/ /taɪm/, /ðə/ /pəˈlismən/ /lɔst/ /ɪz/ /ˈtɛmpər/.' /aɪ/ /toʊld/ /jʊ/ /ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ/ /ənd/ /ðə/ /deɪ/ /bɪˈfɔr/ /ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ/,' /hi/ /ˈʃaʊtəd/, /ˈmɪstər/. /leɪn/ /wəz/ /dɪˈfitəd/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ɪˈlɛkʃənz/. /hi/ /həz/ /rɪˈtaɪrd/ /frəm/ /pəˈlɪtəkəl/ /laɪf/ /ənd/ /gɔn/ /tə/ /lɪv/ /əˈbrɔd/!' /aɪ/ /noʊ/,' /ˈænsərd/ /ˈpætrɪk/,' /bət/ /aɪ/ /lʌv/ /tə/ /hir/ /jʊ/ /seɪ/ /ɪt/!'

任务配置：

L0+L4

知识笔记：

1. 朗读（L0）： Radical/ˈrædəkəl/，yesterday/ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ/，来源 https://tophonetics.com/。
2. 其他：
   fanatical 英[fə'nætɪkl]
   美[fəˈnætɪkəl]
   adj. 狂热的; 入迷的; 狂信的;
   n. 狂热宗教徒; 狂信者; 入迷的人;
   [例句]As a boy he was a fanatical patriot.
   年少时，他是个狂热的爱国者。

radical 英[ˈrædɪkl]
美[ˈrædɪkəl,'rædɪkḷ]
adj. 激进的; 彻底的; 根本的，基本的; [植] 根生的;
n. 激进分子; 根基，原子团; [数学] 根数;
[例句]The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change
国家需要一段时间的稳定，其间不要再有重大的变革。
（来源：百度翻译）

练习感悟：

1. 朗读感受：本以为蛮简单的也没什么难的单词，读几遍应该就能过。没想到读着读着舌头不灵活了，发音开始模糊，有些词有些丢音节，无语。英语比汉语舌头的动作幅度大，说久了容易累，也算是个新发现吧。
2. 能否改进：暂无。
3. 打鸡血：天气好冷，在寒冷的沙发上缩着读英语，哈哈。加油～