新概念英语第二册Lesson83

1、Lesson 83 After the elections election n. (经由投票的) 选举; 当选 a general election 大选,普选 举行选举 hold an election 赢得选举,当选 win an election 最终的选举结果会在周五公布。 The final election results will be announced on Friday. Elect v. 选举 奥巴马被选为美国总统。 Obama was elected (to be) President of the United States. former adj.前者的, 前任的

2、, 以前的 former是前者，和后者 (latter ) 相比较而言的 previous是以前的，是时间上的。 prior是指优先于。比起什么先做什么。 我喜欢前者的画而不喜欢后者 I prefer the former picture to the latter. 此工作不需要以前的经验。 No previous experience is necessary for this job. 宪法优先于其他一切法律 Constitution is prior to all other laws.defeat （1） v. 打败 打敗敌人 defeat an enemy 我隊以5比零擊敗對手。

3、Our team defeated our opponent by 5：0. （2） n 挫折、失敗 我們的棒球隊再遭失敗 Our baseball team has suffered another defeat . fanatical（1）adj. 狂热的（2）n.（主義、宗教等） 狂信者 fan n.（口） 迷、熱心愛好者 a baseball fan 棒球迷 a rock and roll fan 搖滾迷 be crazy about 非常喜愛 ., 醉心於 be mad about fanatical（1）adj. 狂热的（2）n.（主義、宗教等） 狂信者 fan n.（口） 迷、熱

4、心愛好者 a baseball fan 棒球迷 a rock and roll fan 搖滾迷 be crazy about 非常喜愛 ., 醉心於 be mad about opponent n. 反对者，对手 他以三比一擊敗對手。 He beats his opponent by 3：1. v. oppose （1）v. 反對、抵抗 我反對你去那裡 I oppose your going there alone . 暴風雨阻止我們前進 The storm opposed our advance . （2） v.使對立、使對抗 oppose + sth + to/ against 對立、對抗

5、 他對比了優點和缺點來考慮這件事。 He considered the matter , opposing its advantage against / to its disadvantage . be opposed to sth 與某事物相對立, 反對某事物 她強烈反對他們的計劃。 She is strongly opposed to their plan. radical （1）根本的、徹底的 徹底改進 radical improvements （2）過激的、激进的、極端的 the radical party 激進黨 radically adv. 根本地, 完全地, 過激地 radic

6、alism n. 激进主義, 根本的改革主義 progressive （1） adj. 进步的 conservative a.保守的，守舊的；傳統的 n.保守的人 思想進步的市長 a mayor with progressive ideas 新主席是相當前卫的。 The new chairman is quite progressive . （2） 前進的、進行的 regressive a.退步的，退化的9 progress （1） n. 前進、進行 （2） n. 進步、上進、發展 醫學進展 the progress of medicine 你已經在说英语上取得了很大進展。 Youve mad

7、e great progress in speaking English . （3） n.經過、過程、進展 這個病人进步极为显著。 The patient is making remarkable progress. （4） v. 前進、進行、上進、提高 我們的工作現正穩步推進。 We are now progressing steadily with our work . 你在數學上進步很快 Youve progressed quickly in mathematics . suspicious. （1）猜疑的，认为可疑的，对起疑心的，多疑的： If travellers look nerv

8、ous, customs officers will get suspicious. 如果旅客看上去神情紧张，海关官员就会起疑心。 Customs officers are suspicious of nervous-looking travellers. 海关官员对那些神情紧张的旅客起疑心。 Dont be so suspicious. Everythings all right.别这么多疑。一切正常。 suspiciously adv. 猜疑地, 可疑地 suspicion n. 猜疑 他的話引起了我的懷疑。 His remarks aroused my suspicion . 我懷疑，我

9、的手機已被窃听。 I have a suspicion that my phone has been tapped . （2）可疑的，令人起疑的： You get a lot of suspicious-looking people in this bar. 你这个酒吧里有许多人看上去很可疑。 The car crash looks suspicious. 这个撞车事故看上去可疑。temper与与mood （1）temper可以指脾气、性情，mood则不可以： This time, the policeman lost his temper.这一次警察火了/发脾气了。 Whatever hap

10、pens, remember to keep your temper. 无论发生什么事都要记着保持冷静。 My sister is of a calm/quick temper. 我姐姐/妹妹性情平和/脾气急躁。 My grandfather has a temper. 我爷爷容易生气。 The boss is in a temper today. 老板今天脾气不好。 temper指心情、情绪时，与mood同义： That morning George was in a good mood/temper.那天上午，乔治心情好。 但bad mood与bad temper稍有区别： When he

11、 is in a bad temper, he gets angry easily. But when he is in a bad mood, he likes to sit alone.当他脾气不好时，他很容易生气。但当他心情不好时，他喜欢独自坐着。 mood可以表示有意/想要（做某事），temper则不可以： At that time I was not in the mood for talking/to talk. 当时我没有心情/不想说话。 Although Jeremy is well-known for his great sense of humour, he is in n

12、o mood for telling funny stories today. 尽管杰里米以绝妙的幽默感著称，但他今天没有心情讲笑话。The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections. （1）former在这里表示以前的、从前的或前任的，后面需要跟名词： Yesterday, he received a letter from his former wife/English teacher.昨天他收到了他前妻以前的英语老师的一封信。 （2）election指一般选举时用单数，指

13、全国性的选举时用复数： An election will be held next month.下月将举行一次选举。 He hopes to defeat his rivalravl in next years elections.他希望在明年的大选中击败对手。 （3）defeat战胜某人，击败The enemy was defeated in a decisive dsasv battle.敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败。困惑，难倒Ive tried to solve the problem,but it defeats me.我想解决这个问题，但是把我难倒了失败six wins and t

14、wo defeats for the team该队六胜二负 He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad. retire from:从.退休 to retire from the world 遁世retire to bed to rest 就寝retire for the night就寝, 上床去睡 retireHe retired at the age of fifty. 他五十岁时退休了。 retire （from sth）退职，退休，退役He will retire from the army next year.

15、他明年从部队退役。He will retire from his directorship next year. 他明年从主管职位上退下来了。My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lanes Radical Progressive Party. fanatical狂热的fanatical about sth.Shes fanatical about keeping fit。 她如痴如醉的注重健美fanatic狂热者 opponent对手，敌手 （at/in sth）beat an opponent at

16、an election 选举时击败了对手 Her opponent left the tennis court in tears她的对手含泪离开了网球场。opponent of sth.反对者an opponent of nuclear weapons反对核武器的人 After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Ministers house. go to 去地方When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his d

17、efeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad. ex-:前缀，表示前.“ 前缀ex-加在名词前表示以前的（相当于former），如ex-husband（前夫）， ex-wife（前妻），ex-taxi-driver（前出租汽车司机），ex-manager（前任经理），ex-headmaster（前任校长）等。 on duty:当班的，当值的Half the garrisongrs()n is/are on duty.有半数卫戍部队在执勤. There were over 100 police on duty at the demonstration.

18、demnstre()n 游行期间有100多名警察值勤. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. following adj.其次的, 接着的 Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。 The following is the full text.全文如下。 On the following day次日It rained on the day we arrived,but the following day was sunny.我们到达的那天正下雨，但次日天气晴朗 The same poli

19、ceman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question. entrance （1） 入口、大門口 e.g.公園入口 entrance to the park the back entrance 後門 （2） 進入 e.g.進入大學 entrance into college entrance to college 入学测试entrance examination walk past prep. 走過、經過Though a little suspicious this time,

20、the policeman gave him the same answer. though 引导的是让步状语从句 如果1.从句的主语和主句的相同 2.谓语是系动词be， 那么主语+be可省略 完整的從句是： Though the policeman was a little suspicious this time. While at college, she wrote a novel.她上大学时写了一部小说。 He acted as if certain of success.他的举止就像一定会成功一样。（方式） If possible, please let me know by th

21、is evening.如果可能的话，请在今晚以前告诉我。（条件） Though tired, he went to bed very late.他虽然疲惫，但还是很晚才上床。（让步） 原因状语从句的省略形式要带分词being： Being worried about his child, he walked up and down in the room他由于为孩子担心，在屋子里来回走着。suspiciousadj. 有疑心的；有怀疑的a suspicious look/a suspicious attitude怀疑的样子/怀疑的态度 suspicious about/of sth/sbI a

22、m suspicious about her motives.motv我对她的动机有怀疑。Im suspicious of his story because I know he sometimes tells lies. 我对他的说法有疑，因为我知道他有时说假话。 adj. 可疑的；奇怪的a suspicious action可疑的行动a suspicious noise 可疑的声响 Its very suspicious that she was in the house when the crime happened.案发时她在房子里，此点非常可疑。 suspiciously adv.s

23、uspicion n.above suspicion ssp()n 不受怀疑under suspicion 涉嫌，有嫌疑 8. The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question. 第二天第二天the day after tomorrow后天后天the day before（某天的）前一天（某天的）前一天e.g.他再次提出这个问题。 He asked the question once morethe day before yesterday前天前天再度再度 once mo

24、re再, 又 Ill repeat the question once more.我要把这个问题再重复一次 A. in作介词，用来表示从现在算起的作介词，用来表示从现在算起的“过过一段时间以后一段时间以后”，常用在将来时的肯定句，常用在将来时的肯定句里，一般与里，一般与go, come, start, arrive, return (be back), finish等表示瞬间动作的终止性等表示瞬间动作的终止性动词连用。如：动词连用。如： They will arrive in half an hour. 半小时半小时后他们将到达。后他们将到达。 He will leave in a minut

25、e. 他一会儿就走。他一会儿就走。 B. after其后既可接时间点，又可接时间段。其后既可接时间点，又可接时间段。He left there after two oclock that afternoon那天下午两点以后，他离开了那儿。那天下午两点以后，他离开了那儿。He started to go again after two days两天以后，他又走了。两天以后，他又走了。 但是，如果但是，如果after用于一般将来时，那么其后应接用于一般将来时，那么其后应接时间点时间点。如：如： Hell come here after three oclock他三点钟后将来这儿。他三点钟后将来这儿

26、。 He will arrive after five oclock. 他他 5 点钟以后到。点钟以后到。 总之，两者均可与一段时间连用，表示总之，两者均可与一段时间连用，表示“在在之后之后”，但是：，但是： after 表示以过去时间为起点的一段时间以后，因此通常与过去时表示以过去时间为起点的一段时间以后，因此通常与过去时连用；连用；after 除与时间段连用外，还可与时间点连用，此时则可用于除与时间段连用外，还可与时间点连用，此时则可用于将来时将来时(但是但是in不能与时间点连用不能与时间点连用)： 而而 in 则表示从现在算起的一段时间以后，因此通常用于将来时或则表示从现在算起的一段时间

27、以后，因此通常用于将来时或含有将来意义的句子。如：含有将来意义的句子。如：He came back after three days. 3天后他回来了。天后他回来了。Ill come back in three days. 我我3天后回来。天后回来。 C. later作副词，可以指过去，也可指将来，常作副词，可以指过去，也可指将来，常常放在时间段的名词之后。如：常放在时间段的名词之后。如： Three days later he got to BeijingAfter three days he got to Beijing他三天以他三天以后到达了北京。后到达了北京。 At first she

28、 was asleep. Half an hour later/After half an hour she woke up. 开始她睡开始她睡着了，半小时后醒来了。着了，半小时后醒来了。 The radio says that the sun will come out later.收音机里说太阳稍后会出来。收音机里说太阳稍后会出来。exactly adv.正，恰好，十分Youve arrived at exactly the right moment.你到得正是时候。 This dress is exactly what I wanted. 这正是我需要的衣服。 His answer wa

29、s exactly right. 他的答案完全正确。用作答语或表示赞同So she wants to sell the house and move to LondonExactly那么她想卖掉房子搬到伦敦去？对！ This time, the policeman lost his temper. lost ones temper发脾气Mr Green lost his temper when he found his daughter smoking. 格林先生发现女儿抽烟时大发脾气。Have a short/quick/nastynsti脾气急/暴/坏 mood n. 心情、情緒 我在晚会

30、上玩的很开心，心情很好。 I enjoyed myself at the party. I was in a very good mood . 别打扰他，他心情很不好。 Dont disturb him. Hes in a very bad mood . be in the mood for sth/ doing sth be in the mood to do 想做某事 我很想开车去乡下兜兜风。 Im in the mood for a drive into the country . I would very much like to go for a drive into the country.I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,he shouted,Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections. in the elections He