Lesson 83 After the elections

Words and Expressions

1.Retiring: someone who is retiring tends to avoid social activities because they are shy.

I’m a shy and retiring boy.

2.Rigged:操纵的

He claimed (the result of) the election was rigged.

3.Delegate: someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or take decisions for a group

Around 350 delegates attended the conference.

4.run for:竞选

She is running for a second term as President.

5.Referendum: referring of a political issue to a general vote by all the people of a country for a decision.

The question was decided by referendum.

6.Fanatic: someone who likes a particular thing or activity very much

He is a football fanatic/English fanatic.

7.People’s congress:人民代表大会

8.Wear the pants:掌握大权

In china, those who wear the pants in the family are mostly women.

9.Call the shots:发号施令

He isn’t in the position to call the shots.

10.Second nature: action that you perform automatically and without thinking, because they seem normal and natural

Habit is a second nature.

Pronunciation

1.Fanatical  [fə'nætɪkl]

2.Progressive  [prə'gresɪv]

3.Politic  [ 'pɑlɪtɪk]

4.Political  [ pə'lɪtɪkl]

5.House  [haʊs]双元音嘴巴长大

6.Once more 重音在more上