全文 9 句（男女对话）· 10 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. The former /'fɔːmə/ adj. 从前的 Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated /dɪ'fiːtɪd/ v. 打败 in the recent elections /ɪ'lekʃnz/ n. 选举.
作者2. He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.
作者3. My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical /fə'nætɪkl/ adj. 狂热的 opponent /ə'pəʊnənt/ n. 反对者，对手 of Mr. Lane's Radical /'rædɪkl/ adj. 激进的 Progressive /prə'ɡresɪv/ adj. 进步的 Party.
作者4. After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.
作者5. When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat /dɪ'fiːt/ n. 失败, the ex- /eks/ prefix （前缀，用于名词前）前……Prime Minister had gone abroad.
作者6. 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.
作者7. Though a little suspicious /sə'spɪʃəs/ adj. 怀疑的 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.
警察8. 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!"
帕特里克9. "I know," answered Patrick, "but I love to hear you say it!"
作者1. 前首相温特沃兹·莱恩先生在最近的大选中被击败。
作者2. 他现在退出了政界，到国外去了。
作者3. 我的朋友帕特里克一直是莱恩先生的激进进步党的狂热的反对者。
作者4. 大选结束后，帕特里克来到了前首相的住处。
作者5. 当他询问莱恩先生是否住在那里时，值勤的警察告诉他，这位前首相落选之后到国外去了。
作者6. 第二天，帕特里克又来到那所房子前。还是那个警察正慢慢地经过门口，帕特里克又问了他同样的问题。
作者7. 虽然这次警察有点怀疑，但还是给了他同样的回答。第三天，帕特里克又来到那所房子前，问的完全是同样的问题。
警察8. 这一次警察生气了。他喊道：“我昨天和前天都告诉过您了，莱恩先生在大选中被击败了。他已经退出政界，到国外生活去了！”
帕特里克9. “我知道，”帕特里克回答说，“可我爱听你这么说！”