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!'

ðə ˈfɔːmə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstə, Mr. Wentworth leɪn, wɒz dɪˈfiːtɪd ɪn ðə ˈriːsnt ɪˈlɛkʃənz. hiː ɪz naʊ rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ frɒm pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ænd hæz gɒn əˈbrɔːd. maɪ frɛnd, ˈpætrɪk, hæz ˈɔːlweɪz biːn ə fəˈnætɪkəl əˈpəʊnənt ɒv Mr. leɪnz ˈrædɪkəl prəʊˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑːti. ˈɑːftə ði ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ˈpætrɪk wɛnt tuː ðə ˈfɔːmə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstəz haʊs. wɛn hiː ɑːskt ɪf Mr. leɪn lɪvd ðeə, ðə pəˈliːsmən ɒn ˈdjuːti təʊld hɪm ðæt sɪns hɪz dɪˈfiːt, ði ɛks-praɪm ˈmɪnɪstə hæd gɒn əˈbrɔːd. ɒn ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ deɪ, ˈpætrɪk wɛnt tuː ðə haʊs əˈgɛn. ðə seɪm pəˈliːsmən wɒz ʤʌst ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˈsləʊli pɑːst ði ˈɛntrəns, wɛn ˈpætrɪk ɑːskt ðə seɪm ˈkwɛsʧən. ðəʊ ə ˈlɪtl səsˈpɪʃəs ðɪs taɪm, ðə pəˈliːsmən geɪv hɪm ðə seɪm ˈɑːnsə. ðə deɪ ˈɑːftə, ˈpætrɪk wɛnt tuː ðə haʊs wʌns mɔːr ænd ɑːskt ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ˈkwɛsʧən. ðɪs taɪm, ðə pəˈliːsmən lɒst hɪz ˈtɛmpə.' aɪ təʊld juː ˈjɛstədeɪ ænd ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔː ˈjɛstədeɪ,' hiː ˈʃaʊtɪd, 'Mr. leɪn wɒz dɪˈfiːtɪd ɪn ði ɪˈlɛkʃənz. hiː hæz rɪˈtaɪəd frɒm pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ænd gɒn tuː lɪv əˈbrɔːd!' aɪ nəʊ,' ˈɑːnsəd ˈpætrɪk,' bʌt aɪ lʌv tuː hɪə juː seɪ ɪt!'

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：former 前任的，以前的；defeat 战败，挫败；election 选举；retire 退休；political 政治的；fanatical 狂热的；opponent 对手，反对者；radical 激进的；progressive 进步的，进步分子；suspicious 可疑的，猜疑的；exactly 恰恰，精确完全地；

词组：Prime Minister 首相，总理；on duty 值班，上班；on the following day 第二天；lose one's temper 失去控制而脾气爆发；

练习感悟：

感觉发音和节奏感都比两个月前好太多了，读课文的时候……有一种韵味的感觉，很难去形容。