1、 Lesson 30 The Death of A Ghost第1页nlabourern.劳动者nShestilllivesonthefarmwhereheworkedasalabourer.nAplaybourer,theblendof“play”and“labourer”,isthereforeapersonemployedtoearnpoints,equipmentorothergoodsinanonlinegame.n由此可知,playbourer(游戏工人)(play(玩)和labourer(劳工)两个词合成词)就是被雇来赚取在线游戏中点数、装备或其它物资人。第2页nlabourn.
2、劳动;(总称)劳动力nlabourintensity/LabourDaynlabourer尤其强调使用体力nfarmhand农场雇工(farmlabourer/farmworker)nworker泛指劳动者goldcollarworkernmanualworker/mentalworkernworkman指含有某种工艺技能工匠第3页novernightadv.一夜期间,通宵地;在夜间nFarm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.(during the night)n
3、overnightadv.突然地nTherulesarenotgoingtochangeovernight.n这些规则是不会突然改变。novernightadj.突然novernightmillionaire暴发户nIn1970hebecameanovernightsuccessinAmerica.n1970年他在美国一夜之间成了成功人士。第4页nhayn.干草n.balesofhay.n一捆捆干草nCowsfeedonhay.奶牛以干草为生。nHay had been cut.nPHRASEIfyousaythatsomeoneismakingismakinghayhayorismaking
4、haywhilethesunshinesismakinghaywhilethesunshines,youmeanthattheyaretakingadvantageofasituationthatisfavourabletothemwhiletheyhavethechanceto.晒草要趁好太阳;抓紧时机nWeknewwarwascoming,andweredeterminedtomakehaywhilewecould.n我们知道战争即未降临,所以决定尽可能抓紧时机。第5页ncornn.谷物nusedtorefertocrops(n.农作物)suchaswheatandbarley.Itcan
5、alsobeusedtorefertotheseedsfromtheseplants.n谷物(指小麦、燕麦等);(小麦、燕麦等)谷粒nA farm worker,who stayed up all night,claimed to have seen a figure(a dark human shape)cutting corn in the moonlight.ncornn.玉米;玉米粒n.rowsofcorninanIowafield.n爱荷华州农田里成排玉米。nWerehavingcorn-on-the-cobforlunch.n我们吃玉米棒子当午饭。第6页nconscientious
6、adj.认真,尽责;本着良心naconscientiousteachernIntime,itbecameanacceptedfactthattheCoxbrothersemployedaconscientiousghostthatdidmostoftheirworkforthem.nWearegenerallyveryconscientiousaboutourwork.n我们普通对工作都是很认真。nNothinginalltheworldismoredangerousthansincereignoranceandconscientiousstupidity.n世界上再也没有比纯粹无知和认真愚蠢
7、更危险了。第7页nsuspectv.怀疑nsuspectsbofdoing怀疑某人做了某事nsuspectsbofsth怀疑;就某事怀疑某人nIsuspectedhimofstealingthecar.nHesuspectedthathisgirlfriendtriedtohidehertruefeelings.nNo one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen.nsuspectsb.tobenIsuspecthimtobeaspy.第8页nsuspiciousadj.可疑
8、;怀疑;多疑nMostcatsremainsuspiciousofhumansalltheirlives.nsuspicionn.猜疑,怀疑nTherewasasuspicionthatthisrunnerattemptedtoavoidtheproceduresfordrugtesting.第9页nThepolicesuspectedthathewasthemurderer.(tendtobelievesth.istrue)nThepolicedoubtedthathewasthemurderer.(tendtobelievesth.isfalse)nIsuspectthathehassto
9、lenmywatch.n我怀疑/猜测他偷了我手表。nIdoubtthathehasstolenmywatch.n我不相信他偷了我手表。第10页ndesertdztv.(军队中)开小差,逃跑(runawaywithoutpermission)ndesertdztn.沙漠;荒原theSahara(Desert)n(重音规则:名前动后)conduct名词读作名词读作kndkt,表示,表示n.进行;行为;实施;动词读动词读作作kndkt,表示,表示vt.管理。nrecordprojectndesertdzt违反法律、道义、责任、信仰ndesertthearmy,desertschool,deserth
10、isduty,deserthisfamilynThesoldierdesertedhisarmy.第11页nabandon强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等,这可能是被迫,也可能是自愿nHehadtoabandonhisfavoriteresearchbecauseofthewar.ndiscarddskdv.(gettingridofsomethingthatisregardedasuselessorundesirable)nEverydaywediscardalargeamountofrubbish.第12页nforsakefsekvt.放弃;断念n常指辜负亲人或断绝亲密个人关系,也可表示
11、摈弃某种行为。nIstilllovehimandIwouldneverforsakehim.n我依然爱他,我永远不会离弃他。nHereluctantlyforsookhisolddrinkinghabit.n他很不情愿地改掉了喝酒老习惯。第13页nregimentn.(军队)团nTheregimentisonthemarch.n该团在行军中。nAshehatedarmylife,hedecidedtodeserthisregiment.nregimereimn.政权,政体;社会制度;管理体制npoliticalregime政治制度ndemocraticregime民主政体nThedictato
12、rbannedallnewspapersandbooksthatcriticizedhisregime.n独裁者取缔了批评他政权报刊书籍。第14页nactionn.thefightingwhichtakesplaceinawarcanbereferredtoasaction.战斗(军事)行动nHis father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action.nOurleadershavegenerallysupportedmilitaryactionifitprovesnecessary.n我们领导者们普通都支持必要军事行动。第15页n
13、recluserklusn.隐士ncluseklu:sn.【地质学】横谷(阿尔卑斯山)nThe 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 n
14、ight.nHiswidowbecameavirtualreclusefortheremainderofherlife.n他遗孀在其余生成了一名实际上隐居者。nreclusiverklsvadj.隐居;隐遁nreclusivelifestyle第16页nhauntv.(鬼魂等)常出没于nFor years,villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted.nHisghostissaidtohauntsomeoftherooms,bangingatoydrum.n听说他鬼魂常在其中一些屋子里出现,还敲打着一个玩具鼓。nHewouldalwaysbeh
15、auntedbythatsceneinWellPark.(v.萦绕在心头)n他将不停回想起威尔公园那一幕。ncowshedn.牛棚;牛舍shedn.小屋,棚第17页nEverytime=whenever每当.引导时间状语从句nThey 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.nEverytime(whenever)Ithinkaboutyou,Ihavetoremindmyselfth
16、atifyouwantedtotalktome,youwould.n每一次想你,我都得提醒我自己,假如你想和我聊天话,你早就开口了。第18页nintime最终,最终nIn time,it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.nIntime,though,heisgoingtounderstand;so,ifyouneedto,givehimhisspace.n经过一段时间以后,他就会开始了解了。所以,假如
17、能够话,给他点儿空间。第19页nnoneotherthan不是他人正是nA 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 secr
18、et which they had kept for over fifty years.nThemanoverthereisnoneotherthanourprincipal.n站在那儿人正是我们校长。第20页nfeel/beobligedto不得不;有义务nobligevt.迫使;强制nHowever,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate.nErichadbeentheeldestsonofthefamily,verymucholderthanhistwobrothers.Hehadb
19、eenobligedtojointhearmyduringtheSecondWorldWar.nWhenapersondoesacertainthingagainandagain,hellbeobligedtodoitinthesamewaybysomeunseenforce.Thushabitisformed.第21页Comprehension questionsn1.WhatdidvillagersbelieveaboutEndleyFarm?nTheybelieveitwashaunted.n2.Whowasthefarmownedby?nTwobrothers,JoeandBobCox
20、.n3.Werefarmhandswillingtoworkthereforverylong?nNo,theywerent.n4.Whatdidfarmlaborersfindinthemorning?ntheworkhadbeendoneovernight.第22页n5.Whatkindofjobshadbeendone?nHayhadbeencutandcowshedshadbeencleaned.n6.Oneworkerstayedupallnight,whatdidheclaimtohaveseen?nfigurecuttingcorninthemoonlight.n7.didanyo
21、nesuspectthereissomeoneelseonthefarm?nNo,theydidnt.n8.WhendidvillagerslearnthattheghostofEndleyhaddied?nAshorttimeago.第23页n9.WhowasEricCox?nathirdbrotherwhowassupposedtohavediedasayoungman.n10.Howlonghadthebrotherskeptthesecrets?nforoverfiftyyears.n11.WhenhadEricjointhearmy?nduringtheSecondWorldWar.n12.Whydidhedeserthisregiment?nBecausehehatedarmylife.第24页n13.Whatdidhisfathertelleverybody?nthatErichadbeenkilledinaction.n14.HowhadEriclivedalltheseyears?nasareclusen15.Didheusetosleepduringtheday?nYes,hedid.n16.WasheawarethathehadbecometheghostofEndley?nNo,hewasnt.第25页