新概念英语二册超详教案讲义笔记Lesson 83 After the elections 大选之后

Lesson 83    After the elections    大选之后

 

【New words and expressions】（9）

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

 

★election   n. 选举，选出

eg. a general election                           大选

an election campaign                         竞选活动

Election Day                                 (美国)大选日

                                                                    elect          v. 选举（某人）

eg. We’d like to elect a chairperson now.        我们现在该选个主席了。

They elect him as mayor.                      他们选他当市长。

elect + sb. + to…                            选举（某人）担任（某职）

We elect her to the Board of Education.       我们选举她加入教育委员会。

                                                                    elector         n. 选举人，合格选民

★former   adj. 从前的

(1)    往昔的，以前的

eg. my former English teacher                      我以前的英语老师

in former times                                以前，往昔

 =  in former days

(2)    (前述两者中的)前者的，前面的

eg. the former  ----  the latter

       前者              后者

 I prefer the former design to the latter.     

我更喜欢前一个设计，而不是后者。

Kate and Jane are sisters.  The former is a pianist; the latter is a singer.

凯特和简是姐妹，前一个是钢琴家，后一个是歌唱家。

                                                                    formerly       adv. 以前，原本

nowadays       adv. 如今，现在

eg. Formerly this neighborhood was a poor village.

    以前，这附近是个贫穷的小村庄。

 

★defeat   v. 打败

(1)    v. 击败（对手，敌人），打败

eg. defeat an enemy                                打败敌人

    Our team defeated our opponent by 5:0          我们以5：0打败了敌人

(2)    n. 挫折，失败

eg. Our  baseball team has suffered another defeat.

我们的棒球队又一次失败了。

admit defeat                                    承认失败

a decisive defeat                               决定性的失败

a crushing defeat                               彻底失败

  = a total defeat

  = an utter defeat

 

★fanatical   adj. 狂热的

                                                                    fanatic

(1)    adj. 狂热的，入迷的

(2)    n. (主义，宗教等的）狂信者

                                                                    fan              n. （口）迷，热心爱好者

eg. a baseball fan                                  棒球迷

be crazy about sth.                             对某事物狂热

 =  be mad about sth.

fan letter                                      仰慕者的来信

 

★opponent   n. 反对者，对手（比赛、讨论等的）

eg. He beat his opponent by three sets to one.     

他以三比一击败对手。

                                                                    oppose         v.

(1)    反对，抵抗

eg. I oppose your going there alone.               我反对你一个人去那儿。

    The storm opposed our advance.                 暴雨阻止我们前进。

(2)    使对立，使对抗