Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死.doc

Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死Listen to the tape then answer the question below.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Why did the two brothers keep the secret? For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was hunted. The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox. They employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long. Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight. Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned. A farm worker, who stayed up all night claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight. In time, it became an accepted fact the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them. No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen. This was indeed the case. A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died. Everyone went to the funeral, for the ghost was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man. After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years. Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers. He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War. As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment. When he learnt that he would be sent abroad, he returned to the farm and his father hid him until the end of the war. Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well. His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob. They did not even tell their wives. When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse. He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley. When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.New words and expressions 生词和短语 labourern. 劳动者 overnightadv. 一夜期间 hayn. 干草 cornn. 谷物 moonlightn. 月光 conscientiousadj. 认真的 suspectv. 怀疑 desertv. （军队中）开小差 regimentn. （军队）团 actionn. 战斗 reclusen. 隐士参考译文 多年来，村民们一直认为恩得利农场在闹鬼。恩得利农场属于乔.考科斯和鲍勃.考科斯兄弟俩所有。他们雇了几个农工，但谁也不愿意在那儿长期工作下去。每次雇工辞职后都叙述着同样的故事。雇工们说，常常一早起来发现有人在夜里把活干了，干草已切好，牛棚也打扫干净了。有一个彻夜未眠的雇工还声称他看见一个人影在月光下收割庄稼。随着时间的流逝，考科斯兄弟雇了一个尽心尽责的鬼，他们家的活大部分都让鬼给干了，这件事成了公认的事实。 谁也没想到农场竟会有一个从未露面的人。但事实上确有此人。不久之前，村民们惊悉恩得利农场的鬼死了。大家都去参加了葬礼，因为那“鬼”不是别人，正是农场主的兄弟埃里克.考科斯。人们以为埃里克年轻时就死了。葬礼之后，乔和鲍勃透露了他们保守了长达50多年的秘密。 埃里克是这家长子。年龄比他两个弟弟大很多，第二次世界大战期间被迫参军。他讨厌军旅生活，决定逃离所在部队。当他了解自己将被派遣出国时，他逃回农场，父亲把他藏了起来，直到战争结束。由于害怕当局，埃里克战后继续深藏不露。他的父亲告诉大家，埃里克在战争中被打死了。除此之外，只有乔与鲍知道这个秘密。但他俩连自己的妻子都没告诉。父亲死后，他们兄弟俩认为有责任继续把埃里克藏起来。这些年来，埃里克过着隐士生活，白天睡觉，夜里出来干活，一点不知道自己已成了恩得利家场的活鬼。他死后，他的弟弟们才觉得无法再保守这个秘密了。New words and expression 生词和短语Labourer n.劳动者（劳工）- 强调使用体力, 而不是技能, 在户外工作。Workman n.技工, 工匠 - 具有某种工艺技能的半熟练工人worker n.工人（泛指）- 具有更高水平的工人- white-collar worker 白领职员(指非体力劳动者)- blue-collar worker 蓝领工人(指体力劳动者)- a factory worker 工厂工人 / farm worker 雇农, 农业工人farmhand（n.农业工人, 农场工人）= farm labourers = farm workerOvernight adv.一夜期间Hay n.干草Corn n.谷物 - Corn n.英谷物, 五谷, 小麦 美、加、澳玉米 苏、爱燕麦 Moonlight n.月光Conscientious adj.认真的Conscientious adj.尽责的, 凭良心的, 谨慎的- a conscientious teacher - a conscientious worker 勤勤恳恳的工作者conscious adj.有意识的, 神志清醒的- He is hurt but still conscious. 他受了伤, 不过神志还清醒。conscious adj.了解的, 察觉的- She was not conscious of his presence in the room. 她不晓得他在这房间里。- I was conscious of her presence. 我知道她在场。Suspect v.怀疑Suspect vt.怀疑, 猜疑, 疑心 - I suspected her motives. 我怀疑她的动机。Suspect sb to be - suspect him to be ill 猜想他病了 - I suspect him to be a spy.suspect sb of doing/n - I suspect him of stealing the car.- suspect sb. of giving false information 怀疑某人提供假情报- suspect sb. of a crime 怀疑某人犯罪Suspect that- I suspect that his girlfriend hide her true feelings.- We suspect theyll be a little late. 我们揣想他们会晚来一会儿。Suspicion n.猜疑, 怀疑Suspicious adj.可疑的, 引起怀疑的 - Cats are suspicious of human beings.Suspect表示一种肯定的语义, Doubt 表示一种否定的语义Doubt vt.怀疑, 不信, 拿不准（用 that, 往往表示非常怀疑）- I doubt the truth of it. 我怀疑它的真实性。- I doubt that he will come. 我看他不见得会来。- I doubt whether if he is at home. 我看他不一定在家。- I do not doubt (but) that he can recite it. 我相信他能把它背下来。- Can you doubt that he will win? 你不相信他会获胜吗?- I doubt what he said. 我不相信他说的话。Doubtful adj.怀疑的；不信任的- It is doubtful that he will come.Doubtable adj.可疑的, 令人怀疑的Desert v.（军队中）开小差- The soldier deserted his army. 这个士兵开小差。Desert vt.vi.遗弃, 抛弃, 舍弃（= abandon vt.放弃, 遗弃;违背法律、道义、责任、信仰- desert the army, desert school, desert his duty, desert his familyAbandon vt.抛弃, 舍弃, 离弃（被迫放弃所喜爱的或所负责的东西）- He had to abandon his favorite research because of the war.- abandon ones home 离弃家园- He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money.（research n.研究, 调查）他抛弃了妻子还带走了两人所有的钱。Forsake vt.(-sook, -saken ) 舍弃, 放弃, 背弃, 和脱离关系- He forsook his family.- He has forsaken his wife and children. 他遗弃了他的妻子和孩子。革除(旧风习等), 抛弃(坏习惯)- You must forsake your bad habits. 你必须革除你的坏习惯。Discard vt.放弃, 丢弃, 抛弃（= give up as useless）- Everyday we discard a large amount of rubbish.Regiment n.（军队）团Action n.战斗Recluse n.隐士give up 放弃, 抛弃, 认输labour n.劳动, 劳力, 劳工 v.劳动, 苦干cowshed n.牛棚, 牛舍oblige vt.迫使, 责成Text 课文Why did the two brothers keep the secret? For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted.Haunt vt.闹鬼- It is said that the public house was haunted.Haunt vt.常去, 常到（某地）= visit somewhere every often- He haunted this cinema.The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox.Own = possessThey employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long.Be willing to do = be ready to doEvery time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story.Every time = whenever 引导时间状语从句- Every time I listen to his advice, I get into trouble.= Whenever I listen to his advice, I get into trouble.Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.Wake up to find that 醒过来时, 结果发现- He woke up to find that he was surrounded by a large crowd of people. - He hurried to the post office only to find that it was shut.（表示遗憾的结果用only）Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned. A farm worker, who stayed up all night,claimed to have seen a figurecutting corn in the moonlight. claimed to do- He claimed to have seen the puma.- Seamen claimed to have seen monsters.See sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事Who引导非限定定语从句（lesson 08）- These young people, who love the peace of the mountains, always receive a warm welcome at Saint Bernard Monastery.stay up 不睡觉, 留在原地，原地不动（= not to go to bed）= sit up 坐起, 端坐, 熬夜- The boy sat up to see the film.Wait up for 等候着不睡- Dont wait up for me; Ill be home very late.burn the midnight oil 开夜车- I have to burn the midnight oil to tonight to complete work.In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghostthat did most of their work for them.In time 最后, 终于It became an accepted fact that 变成了一个大家都接受的事实That引导同位语从句, 补充说明fact。- It becomes an accepted fact that the puma is still at large.= Everybody had already accepted the fact that the puma is still at large.No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen.Someone else who had never been seen.This was indeed the case.A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died.Be astonished = be surprised类似的词：amaze, astoundbe astonished to do sth（可代替do的词：see, learn, hear, find, know, discover）- I am not surprised to see he is still as fat as before.Everyone went to the funeral, for the ghostwas none other than Eric Cox, a third brotherwho was supposed to have died as a young man.For(= as)引导原因状语从句, 对主句补充说明。none other than = no other than 不是别的, 正是. （强调人）- The man who spoke to her was none other than her husband. 和她说话的不是别人正是她丈夫。- It was no other than my old friend.nothing else than 只不过, 仅仅（强调事物）- His failure was due to nothing else than his own careless.他的失败不因为其它原因, 仅仅因为他的粗心。A third brother 又一位兄弟Was supposed = was thought - He was supposed to have died twenty years ago.After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.Keep secret 保密 （= keep sth to oneself）Reveal secret 揭露秘密（= make known）- The press reveal the scandal.（n.丑事, 丑闻）（the press 新闻界）- He kept secret for a long time. = He kept it to himself for a long time.Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers.Very much中的Much用来加强语气He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War.Be obliged to do = be force to do 被迫做某事Feel obliged to do 有义务做某事As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment.When he learnt that he would be sent abroad, he returned to the farm and his father hid himuntil the end of the war.He had been in hidingFearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well.Fearing the authorities 现在分词做原因状语从句Concealment n.隐藏, 隐蔽, 隐蔽处in hiding（躲藏着的）= remain in concealment（隐藏着, 躲着）- He remained in hiding at home.His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action.The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob.The only other people who knew the secret 仅知道这个秘密的人The only other people who finished the work 仅完成这项工作的人They did not even tell their wives.When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding.They thought it their duty to（it是形式宾语）- I thought it very difficult to pass the examination.- We all think it our duty to support our parents.动词 + 宾语（形式宾语it）+ 宾补(名词、形容词) + to doAll these years, Eric had lived as a recluse. He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley.Quite unaware of 形容词短语做状语that引导同位语unaware adj.不知道的, 没有觉察的(of, that)- be unaware of the danger 没有觉察到危险- He was unaware that I was present. 他不知道我在场。aware adj.知道的, 明白的 - I was not aware of the fire. 我没有意识到火。When he died, however