新概念英语第三册课文精解Lesson 30

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　　新概念英语第三册课文Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
        　　一、【Text】课文
        　　For years villagers believed that Endley farm was haunted. The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox. They employed a few farm hands, but no one was willing to work there long. Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the sam story. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find the work had been done overnight. Hay had been cut and cow sheds 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 that 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 forty 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 farther 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.
        　　二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
        　　●labourer n. 劳动者
        　　●overnight adv. 一夜之间
        　　●hay n. 干草
        　　●corn n. 谷物
        　　●moonlight n. 月光
        　　●conscientious adj. 认真的
        　　●suspect v. 怀疑
        　　●desert v. (军队中)开小差
        　　●regiment n. (军队)团
        　　●action n. 战斗
        　　●recluse n. 隐士
        　　■labourer n. 劳动者
        　　labourer 特别强调使用体力，而不是技能;户外工作
        　　workman 指具有某种工艺技能的半熟练工人
        　　worker 泛指，暗示具有更高的技术水平，通常指脑力劳动者
        　　farmhand 农场雇工，农业工人; farm labourer
        　　■overnight adv. 一夜之间
        　　■hay n. 干草
        　　■corn n. 谷物
        　　■moonlight n. 月光
        　　■conscientious adj. 认真的
        　　a conscientious teacher
        　　conscious adj. 意识到的，清楚的
        　　■suspect v. 怀疑
        　　suspect vt. 怀疑 to believe to be true or likely
        　　I suspected him of stealing the car.
        　　suspected that…
        　　He suspected that his girlfriend tried to hide her true feelings.
        　　suspect sb. to be
        　　I suspect him to be a spy.
        　　doubt 怀疑, 表示否定的语意
        　　I doubt whether he is a liar. / I suspect that he is a liar.
        　　I doubt the truth of his statement.
        　　suspicious adj.
        　　Cats are suspicious of human beings.
        　　suspicion n. 猜疑，怀疑
        　　■desert v. (军队中)开小差
        　　desert vt. run away without permission
        　　The soldier deserted his army.
        　　We sheltered from the storm in a deserted hut.
        　　abandon 放弃
        　　desert 违背法律、道义、责任、信仰
        　　desert the army, desert school, desert his duty, desert his family
        　　abandon 被迫放弃所感兴趣或所负责任的东西。
        　　He had to abandon his favorite research because of the war.
        　　forsake vt. 放弃，抛弃，与……脱离关系
        　　Eg.: He forsook his family.
        　　discard v. 放弃，丢弃： give up as useless
        　　Eg.: everyday we discard a large amount of rubbish.
        　　■regiment n. (军队)团
        　　■action n. 战斗
        　　■recluse n. 隐士
        　　三、【课文精析】
        　　It is said the public house was haunted.
        　　haunt: visit somewhere very often
        　　He haunted this cinema.
        　　own == possess
        　　the farm was possessed by two brothers.
        　　be willing to ==be ready to do
        　　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.
        　　wake up to find that 醒过来的时候，结果却发现……
        　　to 不定式做结果状语
        　　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.
        　　and 平行句式结构
        　　hay 干草
        　　A farm worker, who…, claimed to …
        　　句子主干：A farm worker claimed to …
        　　claim to have done
        　　claim to have done 声称做过某事
        　　Eg: 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 引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明 a farm worker