Lesson 83 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!'
defeat [dɪˈfiːt] 失败;战败;打败
fanatical [fəˈnætɪkl] 狂热的;入迷的
opponent [əˈpoʊnənt] 对手;竞争者 反对者
radical [ˈrædɪkl] 激进的
progressive [prəˈɡresɪv] 进步的;先进的;
suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] 可疑的
lost his temper 发脾气
比较容易的一篇课文，三遍就能录音了。朗读已经成为习惯了，每天不做这件事，就会觉得这一天是不完整的。
