Lesson 83 After the elections

原歌词

[00:01.080]	--- Lesson 83 After the elections
[00:06.840]	--- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:12.600]	--- Why did Patrick keep on asking the same question?
[00:19.920]	The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
[00:28.520]	He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.
[00:33.920]	My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical Progressive Party.
[00:43.040]	After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.
[00:49.400]	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.
[01:00.640]	On the following day, Patrick went to the house again.
[01:05.680]	The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question.
[01:13.960]	Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.
[01:20.520]	The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question.
[01:27.960]	This time, the policeman lost his temper. 'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,' he shouted,
[01:37.480]	'Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections.^“
[01:41.040]	He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!'
[01:47.600]	'I know,' answered Patrick, 'but I love to hear you say it!'^“
[01:55.120]	--- end

歌词翻译

[00:01.080]	大选之后
[00:06.840]	^听录音，然后回答以下问题。
[00:12.600]
[00:19.920]	^前首相温特沃兹.莱恩先生在最近的大选中被击败。
[00:28.520]	^他现在退出了政界，到国外去了。
[00:33.920]	^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。
[00:43.040]	^大选结束后，帕特里克来到了前首相的住处。
[00:49.400]	^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。
[01:00.640]	^第二天，帕特里克再次来到首相的住处。
[01:05.680]	^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。
[01:13.960]	^虽然那位警察这次有点疑心，但还是对他作了同样的回答。
[01:20.520]	^第三天，帕特里克又去了，提出了同前两天完全一样的问题。
[01:27.960]	^这一次警察火了。“我昨天和前天都告诉过您了，”他大叫着，
[01:37.480]	莱恩先生在大选中被击败了，
[01:41.040]	^他已经退出了政界去国外了！”~~
[01:47.600]	这我都知道，”帕特里克说，“可我就是喜欢听你说出这此！”
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