Lesson 82 The Election 选举
Words:
election n. 选举；当选
elegant adj. 雅致的
element n. 成分，要素
elementary adj. 基本的，初级的
elevate vt. 举起；抬高；使上升
elevation n. 高度，海拨
elevator n. 起重机；电梯；谷仓
elicit vt. 得出，引出
eligible adj. 合格的，有资格的
eliminate vt. 排除，剔除
elixir n. 长生不老药，仙丹妙药
elliptical adj. 椭圆的，省略的
elongate vt. 延长，伸长
elucidate vt. 阐述，说明
elusive adj. 难以捕捉的；难懂的，难捉摸的
emaciate vt. 使憔悴，使消瘦
emaciated adj. 瘦弱的，憔悴的
emancipate vt. 解放，释放
emancipation n. 释放，解放
“Do you think an election is an exciting event?” Jane asked. She was wearing an elegant dress with an elliptical pattern. We
both entered the elevator at the same time.
“In some ways it is,” I replied. “We’re witnessing a vital element of democracy. Unfortunately, the voting process is not as elementary as it once was.”
“If only we could elevate the quality of the candidates,” Jane said. “Have you noticed how hard it is to elicit a straight answer from them? Some of them sound pretty dizzy, like they’ve spent too much time at a high elevation.”
“Oh, that’s funny!” I said. “But not everyone can be as eloquent as you are if you were eligible to run for an elected office, would you do it?”
“I don’t know,” Jane replied. “Would you vote for me if I told you that I could eliminate crime? What if I said I could capture that elusive terrorist, Bin Laden?”
“You may as well claim that you can emancipate the slaves,” I said. “If I was that gullible, I’d probably be willing to buy a bottle of elixir from you.”
“I think you should stop talking before I elongate your neck,” Jane joked. “The emancipation you’re referring to was a serious and significant issue back then. These days, we still have very serious issues, both worldwide and domestic like how to elucidate the federal budget and how to aid the emaciated children in undeveloped countries.”
“Figuratively speaking, my 24-27 schedule during this election has emaciated me,” I said. “Would you mind if we continued this discussion over lunch?”
“Not at all,” replied Jane. “It’s hard to think with a empty stomach.”