在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借其系统化的教学理念与丰富实用的课程内容，为英语学习者奠定了坚实的基础。今天，我们将聚焦于“大选之后”这一主题，通过这一生动实用的场景，为大家提供有深度的学习材料和宝贵的参考资料！

【课文】

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. Lane's Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's 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 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 defeated in the elections. He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!’

前首相温特沃兹·莱恩先生在最近的选举中落败。他现在正退出政治生活，并已出国。我的朋友帕特里克一直是莱恩先生领导的激进进步党的狂热反对者。选举结束后，帕特里克去了前首相的家。当他询问莱恩先生是否住在那里时，执勤的警察告诉他，自从落败后，前首相就已经出国了。第二天，帕特里克又去了那座房子。当帕特里克问同样的问题时，那位警察正缓缓走过门口。尽管这次有点怀疑，警察还是给了他同样的回答。又过了一天，帕特里克再次来到那座房子，问了完全相同的问题。这次，警察发火了。“我昨天和前天都告诉过你了，”他喊道，“莱恩先生在选举中落败了。他已经退出政治生活，去国外生活了！”

‘I know,’answered Patrick,‘but I love to hear you say it!’

“我知道，”帕特里克回答说，“但我就是喜欢听你这么说！”

【生词】

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

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：大选之后”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!