After the elections

• He hopes to defeat his rival in next year’s elections. ^{election 常用复数形式}

The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.

former ^{adj. 以前的，从前的，前任的（后跟名词）}

• Yesterday, he received a letter from his former wife/English teacher.
• former boyfriend ^{= ex-boyfriend 前男友}
• former girlfriend ^{= ex-girlfriend 前女友}

Prime Minister ^首相

• The United States President ^美国总统
• the president of the People's Republic of China ^{中华人民共和国主席}

He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.

retire from ^{从…退休：指某人正式结束工作生涯，不再从事职业工作。}

• He plans to retire from his job next year.^{他计划明年从工作中退休。}

go abroad ^{去国外，出国}

• We can't afford to go abroad this summer. ^{今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。}

My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical Progressive Party.

Radical Progressive Party ^激进党

• the Democratic Party ^{美国民主党}
• grand old party ^{(GOP)美国共和党}
• the Republican Party ^共和党

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.

since his defeat ^{名词(打败)}

同位词替换 ^{（忌讳重复表达）}

• The ex-Prime Minister ^前首相
• The former Prime Minister ^前首相

Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.

原因状语从句 ^{省略形式要带分词 being}

• If possible, please let me know by this evening.^{如果可能的话，请今晚以前告诉我。}
• Being worried about his child, he walked up and down in the room.

This time, the policeman lost his temper.

lose one's temper ^{某人发火了}

• lost his temper ^{他发脾气了}
• she  had lost her temper ^{她在发脾气}

联合复习

• Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another ^礼尚往来
• Lesson 35 Stop thief! ^捉贼
• Lesson 59 In or out? ^{进来还是出去？}