After the Elections

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The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.

前首相温特沃斯·莱恩先生在最近的选举中失利。

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He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.

他现在正退出政坛，并且已经出国了。

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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激进进步党的狂热反对者。

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After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.

选举结束后，帕特里克去了前首相的家。

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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.

当他问莱恩先生是否住在那儿时，值班警察告诉他，自从失利后，这位前首相就出国了。

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On the following day Patrick went to the house again.

第二天，帕特里克又去了那所房子。

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The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question.

还是那个警察，他正慢慢地走过入口，这时帕特里克又问了同样的问题。

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Though a little suspicious this time the policeman gave him the same answer.

尽管这次有些怀疑，警察还是给了他同样的答案。

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The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question.

第二天，帕特里克又一次去了那所房子，问了完全相同的问题。

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This time, the policeman lost his temper.

这次，警察发火了。

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'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,' he shouted,

“我昨天和前天都告诉你了，”他喊道，

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'Mr.Lane was defeated in the elections.

“莱恩先生在选举中失利了。

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He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!'

他已经退出政坛并出国定居了！”

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

“我知道，”帕特里克回答说，“但我喜欢听你说！”