The phrase is that:
“No wonder political scientists and pundits have lamented the failure of major political parties to identify candidates from within their own ranks”from “Te by-election: it’s a party affair”
We seldom use this phrase “no wonder”.
“No wonder” has similar meaning to “it is not surprising that”
e.g. No wonder the students are exam-oriented because the exam emphasizes greatly within the existence of syllabus.
pundit (n)
possible guess: expert
Cambridge Dictionary: a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is therefore often asked to give an opinion about it
e.g.Economic pundits will interpret the social phenomenons and explain with evidences.
lamented (v)
Cambridge Dictionary: to express sadness and regret about
e.g.I lamented the decision for choosing Biology.
***Note:Practice is important.You can post any comments any time in order to get familiar with the use of vocabularies!***
September 20, 2007 at 1:59 am |
Well done, Ming. You have a good start and keep writing. I like you put your own guess and the dictionary meaning side by side. You don’t have to write very long.
The singular form of pundits is pundit.
October 7, 2007 at 4:21 am |
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