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1、A pretty carpet,Lesson 83,After the elections,New words and expressions,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,ex- prefix（前缀，用于名词前）前（相当于former） ex-husband 前夫； ex-wife 前妻；ex-taxi
2、-driver 前出租汽车司机 ex-manager 前任经理； ex-headmaster 前任校长,suspicious adj. 怀疑的 adj. 猜疑的，认为可疑的，对起疑心的，多疑的 Customs officers are suspicious of nervous-looking travelers. Dont be so suspicious. Everythings all right. adj. 可疑的，令人起疑的 You get a lot of suspicious-looking people in this bar. The car crash looks susp
3、icious.,【Text】 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. Lanes Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Patrick went to the fo
4、rmer Prime Ministers 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
5、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 d
6、efeated 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!,There are words every U.S. president repeats while taking the oath of office. And on a cold winter morning a few months from now, a new American president w
7、ill recite the same time-honored oath. This year marks the 56th U.S. presidential election, dating back to 1789 when George Washington was elected the first American president.,Presidential elections have never been suspended or postponed, not even in times of war or economic disaster. Allan Lichtma
8、n teaches history at American University in Washington D.C. He tells us, “There is no incidence when an American election has been postponed. We had an election in 1864 in the middle of the American Civil War. We had an election in 1932 in the middle of the Great Depression.,Presidential elections h
9、ave never been suspended or postponed, not even in times of war or economic disaster. Allan Lichtman teaches history at American University in Washington D.C. He tells us, “There is no incidence when an American election has been postponed. We had an election in 1864 in the middle of the American Ci
10、vil War. We had an election in 1932 in the middle of the Great Depression.,Presidential elections have never been suspended or postponed, not even in times of war or economic disaster. Allan Lichtman teaches history at American University in Washington D.C. He tells us, “There is no incidence when a
11、n American election has been postponed. We had an election in 1864 in the middle of the American Civil War. We had an election in 1932 in the middle of the Great Depression.,Presidential elections are always held on the first Tuesday in November. Allan Lichtman says that is a tradition that started
12、when the U.S. was predominantly an agricultural society. “The reason the elections are held in November is to have elections - they started in the 1840s - were held after the harvest.,In the American electoral system, the people do not directly elect the president. The Electoral College does. Each s
13、tate has a number of electors that vote at the Electoral College. Each states population decides the number of electors. When an American votes, they are instructing the electors from their state to vote for their candidate at the Electoral College.,1、After the elections the elections 大选（英文中election
14、常用复数形式，后接表示复数的动词，用来指全国性的选举；一般的选举用单数） He hopes to defeat his rival in next years elections.,2、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. Prime Minister,3、Thoug
15、h a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer. 这是一个让步状语从句。如果从句的主语和主句的相同而谓语带系动词be，则主语+be 可省略；但原 因状语从句的省略形式要带分词being： If possible, please let me know by this evening. Being worried about his child, he walked up and down in the room. 4、This time, the policeman lost his temper.
16、 lost his temper 发脾气,【Special Difficulties】 Temper and Mood temper n. 脾气，性情 This time, the policeman lost his temper. Whatever happens, remember to keep our temper. My sister is of a calm/quick temper. The boss is in a temper today. n. 心情，情绪（与mood同义） That morning he was in a good mood/temper.,mood n. 心情，情绪；有意/想要（做某事）（不能用temper） When he is in a bad temper, he gets angry easily. But when he is in a bad mood, he likes to sit alone. （bad mood n. 心情，情绪；有意/想要（做某事）（不能用temper） When he is in a bad temper, he gets angry easily. But when he is in a bad mood, he likes to sit alone.,
