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The former Prime Minister, Mr Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
前首相温特沃兹.莱恩先生在最近的大选中被击败。
He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.
他现在退出了政界，到国外去了。
My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr Lane's Radical Progressive Party.
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。
After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.
大选之后，Patrick 来到了前首相家。
故事从一次看似正常的询问开始。
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.
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。
On the following day, Patrick went to the house again.
第二天，Patrick 又去了。
again 让重复喜剧开始升级。
The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question.
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。
Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.
虽然那位警察这次有点疑心，但还是对他作了同样的回答。
The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question.
第三天，帕特里克又去了，提出了同前两天完全一样的问题。
This time, the policeman lost his temper.
这一次，警察发火了。
重复终于把另一个人物推到爆发点。
'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,' he shouted, 'Mr Lane was defeated in the elections.
“我昨天和前天都告诉过您了，”他大叫着，“莱恩先生在大选中被击败了，他已经退出了政界去国外了！”
He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!"
“这我都知道，”帕特里克说，“可我就是喜欢听你说出这此！”
'I know,' answered Patrick, 'but I love to hear you say it!'
“我知道，”Patrick 回答，“可我就爱听你说出来！”
最后一句揭开全部动机，也是全课最响亮的包袱。

单元概要

本课写 Patrick 因为讨厌前首相 Lane，在对方败选后连续三天跑去问同一个问题，只为反复听警察说出那句“他败选并出国了”。重点在于重复带来的幽默和人物立场的夸张。

精读导图
1. 先交代 Lane 败选和 Patrick 的敌对立场。
2. 再写 Patrick 连续三天问同一个问题。
3. 最后在“我就是爱听你说”中揭示笑点。

精读关注
- fanatical opponent
- love to hear you say it 的重复快感

单词表

单词音标释义精讲
election/ɪˈlekʃn/选举
  • recent elections 是 Patrick 得意情绪的背景
former/ˈfɔːmə(r)/前任的
  • former Prime Minister 暗示 Lane 已经失势
defeat/dɪˈfiːt/击败
  • was defeated 是全文反复回响的关键信息
fanatical/fəˈnætɪkl/狂热的
  • fanatical opponent 让 Patrick 的行为合理又夸张
opponent/əˈpəʊnənt/反对者
  • 比 ordinary enemy 更带政治立场色彩
suspicious/səˈspɪʃəs/怀疑的
  • policeman became suspicious before finally losing his temper

短语

短语意思
go abroad出国
on the following day第二天
once more再一次
lose one's temper发脾气
love to hear you say it就爱听你亲口这么说

语法点

现在完成时与持续立场

has always been a fanatical opponent 表示 Patrick 的立场长期未变。

相似句：
  • She has always been interested in politics.
  • He has always been my closest friend.

重复结构制造幽默

went again / asked the same question / gave the same answer 让重复本身成为笑点。

相似句：
  • He called again and asked again.
  • She told the same story three times.

love to hear you say it

这里不是普通喜欢，而是对“敌人倒霉消息”的心理满足。

相似句：
  • I like to hear him admit it.
  • She loved to hear the good news repeated.

读写提示

  • 这课最重要的是重复，不要省略第二天、第三天。
  • Patrick 的动机必须点明，不然就只是奇怪行为。
  • 政治背景只用作笑点前提，不是重点。
  • 结尾原句几乎要原意保留。

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Patrick 为什么不断问同一个问题？

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