新概念英语第二册笔记第83课Word下载.docx

1、他现在退出了政界，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。这一次警察火了。“我昨天和前天都告诉过您了，”他大叫着，“莱恩先生在大选中被击败了，他已经退出了政界去国外了！”“这我都知道，”帕特里克说，“可我就是喜欢听你说出这些！” New words

2、and expressions 生词和短语election n. 选举 former adj. 从前的defeat v. 打败 fanatical adj. 狂热的opponent n. 反对者，对手 radical adj. 激进的progressive adj. 进步的 ex- prefix（前缀，用于名词前）前suspicious adj. 怀疑的【生词讲解】1. election n. 选举1） election 指一般选举时用单数，指全国性的选举时用复数：eg：An election will be held next month.下月将举行一次选举。In America,presi

3、dential elections are held every four years.美国总统选举每四年一次He hopes to defeat his rival in next years elections.他希望在明年的大选中击败对手。He is standing for election.他是候选人。elective subjects选修科目a general election 大选an election campaign 竞选活动Election day 选挙日、投票日 2） elect v. 选举（某人） He was elected to the Senate （参议院） i

4、n the last election.在上次的选举，他当选为参议员。Wed like to elect a chairperson now. 我们想现在选出一名主席。They elect him as mayor. 他们选他当市长3） elect + sb + to .选举（某人）担任（某职）We elect her to the Board of Education. 我们选她加入教育委员会。4） elector n. 选举人、合格选民2. former 1） adj. 从前的、以前的my former English teacher我以前的英语老师in former time in fo

5、rmer days 以前、往昔the former world champion前世界冠军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）（前述两者中的）前者的、前面的the former 前者 the latter 后者I prefer the former design to the latter .我比较喜欢前者的设计方案,不喜欢后者Kate and Jane are sisters. The former is a pianist ；the latte

6、r is a singer .凯特和简是姐妹。前者是一个钢琴家，后者是一名歌手formerly adv. 以前、原本nowadays 现今，现在Formerly this neighborhood was a poor village .以前这附近是一个贫穷的村庄3. defeat 1） v. 打败defeat an enemy 打败敌人, 战胜敌人Our team defeated our opponent by 5：0. 我队以5比零击败对手。The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败。2） n 挫折、失败Our

7、baseball team has suffered another defeat. 我们的棒球队再遭失败admit defeat 认输a decisive defeat 一个决定性的失败a crushing defeat 彻底失败 a total defeat an utter defeat 3） v.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 crush kr vt. 压碎，弄皱；镇压，制服，压垮 utter t vt. 发出（声音），说 a.完全的，绝对的4. fanatical fana

8、tic1）adj. 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2）n.（主义、宗教等） 狂信者fan n.（口） 迷、热心爱好者a baseball fan 棒球迷 ； a rocknroll fan 摇滚迷be crazy about 非常喜爱 ., 醉心于 be mad about fan letter 影迷或球迷写的崇拜信5. opponent n. 反对者，对手He beat his opponent by three sets to one. 他以三比一击败对手。beat

9、an opponent at an election 选举时击败了对手 Her opponet 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oppose v. 1） 反对、抵抗I oppose your going there alone. 我反对你去那里The storm opposed our advance. 暴风雨阻止我们前进2）使对立、使对抗oppose + sth + to oppose + sth + against 对立、

10、对抗He considered the matter, opposing its merits against / to its demerits.他对比了优点和缺点来讨论 /考虑这件事。 be opposed to sth 与某事物相对立, 反对某事物She is strongly opposed to their plan. 她强烈反对他们的计划。as opposed to 与.形成对照I am here on business as opposed to a holiday .我在这里是办公事而不是度假6. radical 1） 根本的、彻底的 （thorough）radical imp

11、rovements 彻底改进 ； radical change 裂变2）过激的、激进的、极端的 （extreme）the radical party 激进党 ； radically adv. 根本地, 完全地, 过激地radicalism rdiklizm n. 急进主义, 根本的改革主义7. progressive 1） adj. 进步的 conservative kns:vtiv a.保守的，守旧的；传统的 n.保守的人a mayor with progressive ideas 思想进步的市长The new chairman is quite progressive. 新主席是相当前卫的。2） 前进的、进行的 regressive rigresiv a.退步的，退化的progress 1） n. 前进、进行make swift progress toward the destination 目的迅速前进 make slow progress toward the destination目的缓慢前进2）