新概念第二册自学导读 Lesson83

b1．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。

（1）former在这里表示“以前的”、“从前的”或“前任的”，后面需要跟名词：

Yesterday, he received a letter from his former wife/English teacher.

昨天他收到了他前妻／以前的英语老师的一封信。

（2）election指一般选举时用单数，指全国性的选举时用复数：

An election will be held next month.

下月将举行一次选举。

He hopes to defeat his rival in next year's elections.

他希望在明年的大选中击败对手。

2．…the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad.……这位前首相出国去了。

前缀ex-加在名词前表示“以前的”（相当于former），如ex-husband（前夫）， ex-wife（前妻），ex-taxi-driver（前出租汽车司机），ex-manager（前任经理），ex-headmaster（前任校长）等。

3．Though a little suspicious this time…虽然那位警察这次有点疑心……

这是一个省略了主语和连系动词的让步状语从句。通常，如果从句的主语与主句的相同而谓语带系动词be，则主语+be可省略（原因状语从句例外）：

While at college, she wrote a novel.

她上大学时写了一部小说。

He acted as if certain of success.

他的举止就像一定会成功一样。（方式）

If possible, please let me know by this evening.

如果可能的话，请在今晚以前告诉我。（条件）

Though tired, he went to bed very late.

他虽然疲惫，但还是很晚才上床。（让步）

原因状语从句的省略形式要带分词being：

Being worried about his child, he walked up and down in the room．

他由于为孩子担心，在屋子里来回走着。

词汇学习 Word study

1．suspicious adj.

（1）猜疑的，认为可疑的，对……起疑心的，多疑的：

If travellers look nervous, customs officers get suspicious.

如果旅客看上去神情紧张，海关官员就会起疑心。

Customs officers are suspicious of nervous-looking travellers.

海关官员对那些神情紧张的旅客起疑心。

Don't be so suspicious. Everything's all right.

别这么多疑。一切正常。

（2）可疑的，令人起疑的：

You get a lot of suspicious-looking people in this bar.

你这个酒吧里有许多人看上去很可疑。

The car crash looks suspicious.

这个撞车事故看上去可疑。