1、Lesson 30 The death of a ghostLets see some pictures about farms!There are some horrible pictures!Would you like to see?New Words and Expressions labourern.劳动者(也做laborer)overnightad.一夜期间 hayn.干草 cornn.谷物 moonlightn.月光 conscientiousa.认真的 suspectv.怀疑 desertv.(军队中)开小差 regimentn.(军队)团 actionn.战斗 recluse
2、n.隐士Lesson 30 The death of a ghostFor 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 th
3、ey always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.相当于“whenever”，引导时间状语从句be ready to doNotes on the Text 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 wo
4、rker 雇农,农业工人 farmhand（n.农业工人,农场工人）=farm labourers=farm workerNotes on the Text overnight adv.在晚上；在夜里；突然；很快adj.一整夜的；晚上的；突然的；很快的 e.g:The weather remained calm overnight.e.g:Hes realistic enough to know hes not going to succeed overnight.e.g:Almost overnight,she had aged ten years and become fat.Notes
5、on the Text haunt vt.时常萦绕心头，常到（某地）；以鬼魂形式出现；vi.尤指鬼魂重回或常去n.方鬼或其它超自然物体；常去的地方 e.g:The decision to leave her children now haunts her.He haunted this cinema.phantom和ghost 词译成中文可以一个意思 只不过Ghost常见于形容比较可怕 恐怖时，Phantom则是比较神秘，虚幻的感学。就像中文的鬼和魍魉Notes on the Text employ 和 hire hire是短期雇佣 employ是长期，正式雇佣两者均可表示“雇用”，但有区别：
6、1.hire 为非正式用词，主要强调受雇者为工钱而被雇用。e.g:He hired a dozen men to do the work.2.employ 指正式雇用，工作相对稳定，有固定薪水，还可能晋升职务等。e.g:We employed five waiters.Notes on the Text possess 和 own possess占有(物理上拥有)，也指通过努力获得的有，即一种客观的拥有，只是指目前属于某人,并没有讲清是如何得到的 e.g:He alone is poor who does not possess knowledge.没有知识才是贫穷 own拥有(所有权)，则是
7、先天就拥有的，基本上是与生俱来的，比如天赋，性格等等，主观意识比较强的，而且own含有“对.合法占有”e.g:He likes do something in his own wayLesson 30 The death of a ghostHay 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
8、 the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.迟早;最后;及时;经过一段时间之后Notes on the Text hay n.干草 Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。Corn n.谷物 -Corn n.英谷物,五谷,小麦美、加、澳玉米苏、爱燕麦Notes on the Text moonlight n.月光 ray of moonlight/moonbeam 一道月光 a walk by moonlight/in the mo
9、onlight 月下漫步 a new moon 新月 a crescent moon 弯月，弦月 a full moon 满月Notes on the Text conscientious adj.认真的，凭良心的,谨慎的 a conscientious teacher/a conscientious worker conscious adj.有意识的,神志清醒的e.g:He is hurt but still conscious.他受了伤,不过神志还清醒。adj.了解的,察觉的be conscious of sth 意识到.e.g:She was not conscious of his p
10、resence in the room.e.g:I was conscious of her presence.conscience n.良心，道德心e.g:have a clear/guilty conscience 问心无愧/问心有愧Notes on the Text claimed to do声称（要做的）e.g:Seamen claimed to have seen monsters.stay up 不睡觉,留在原地，原地不动=sit up 坐起,端坐,熬夜 Wait up for 等候着不睡 e.g:Dont wait up for me;Ill be home very late.
11、burn the midnight oil 开夜车 e.g:I have to burn the midnight oil to tonight to complete work.Lesson 30 The death of a ghostNo 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
12、 Endley had died.Everyone went to the funeral,for the ghost was none other thanEric 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.For(=as)引导原因状语从句,对主句补充说明。Notes on the Text Suspect v.怀疑 Suspec
13、t vt.怀疑,猜疑,疑心 e.g:I suspected her motives.suspect sb to be 怀疑某人.e.g:I suspect him to be a spy.suspect sb of doing/n 怀疑某人做.e.g:I suspect him of stealing the car.suspect sb.of a crime 怀疑某人犯罪 suspect that.e.g:I suspect that his girlfriend hide her true feelings.Notes on the Text suspicion n.猜疑,怀疑 suspi
14、cious adj.可疑的,引起怀疑的 e.g:Cats are suspicious of human beings.doubt vt.怀疑,不信,拿不准（用 that,往往表示非常怀疑）e.g:I doubt the truth of it.我怀疑它的真实性。e.g:I doubt that he will come.我看他不见得会来。doubt+if/whether 是否会怎样e.g:I doubt whether if he is at home.doubtful adj.怀疑的；不信任的e.g:It is doubtful that he will come.suspect表示一种肯
15、定的语义,doubt 表示一种否定的语义 e.g:I suspect him to know everything about that.e.g:Do you doubt what I say?Notes on the Text Be astonished=be surprised 类似的词：amaze,astound,dumbfounded be astonished to do sth（可代替do的词：see,learn,hear,find,know,discover）e.g:I am not surprised to see he is still as fat as before.No
16、tes on the Text none other than=no other than 不是别的,正是.（强调人）e.g: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。e.g:It was no other than my old friend.nothing else than 只不过,仅仅（强调事物）e.g: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。Notes on the
17、Text a+序数词表示又一个，the+序数词表示第.be supposed=be thought e.g:He was supposed to have died twenty years ago.be supposed to 的用法 1：be supposed to.其中to是动词不定式符号，不是介词，其后要跟动词原形。当be supposed to.的主语是“人”时，意为“应该”；“被期望”，它可以用来表示劝告、建议、义务、责任等，相当于情态动词should。e.g：Everyone is supposed to wear a seat-belt in the car.Notes on
18、the Text 2:当be supposed to.的主语是“物”时，它表示“本应；本该”，用于表示“某事本应该发生而没有发生”。e.g：The train was supposed to arrive half an hour ago.3：be supposed to后面接“have+过去分词”时，表示“本应该做某事而没做”。e.g：You are supposed to have handed in your homework by now.4：be supposed to.的否定结构为be not supposed to.,它常用于口语中，意为“不被许可；不应当”。e.g：You ar
19、e not supposed to smoke on the bus.Notes on the Text keep secret 保密（=keep sth to oneself）reveal secret 揭露秘密（=make known）e.g:The press reveal the scandal.e.g:He kept secret for a long time.=He kept it to himself for a long time.Lesson 30 The death of a ghost Eric had been the eldest son of the family
20、,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.Much用来加强语气Notes on the T
21、ext desert v.（军队中）开小差 The soldier deserted his army.这个士兵开小差。vt.vi.遗弃,抛弃,舍弃（=abandon vt.放弃,遗弃）(违背法律、道义、责任、信仰)e.g:desert the army,desert school,desert his duty,desert his family abandon vt.抛弃,舍弃,离弃（被迫放弃所喜爱的或所负责的东西）e.g:He had to abandon his favorite research because of the war.e.g:He abandoned his wife
22、 and went away with all their money.Notes on the Text forsake vt.(-sook,-saken)舍弃,放弃,背弃,和.脱离关系 e.g: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)e.g: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）e.g:Everyday we discard a large amount of rubbi
23、sh.Notes on the Text regiment n.（军队）团 army 军 division 师 brigade旅 battalion btlin 营 company 连 platoon pltu:n 排 squad skwd班Notes on the Text be obliged to do=be force to do 被迫做某事 e.g:They were obliged to sell their house in order to pay their debts feel obliged to do 有义务做某事 e.g:I felt obliged to leave
24、 after such an unpleasant quarrel.be obliged to do 的那个 do,如果变成了sb.意思就变了，be obliged to sb.意思变成了感谢某人。e.g:Im much obliged to you for helping us.Notes on the Text be obliged to do和feel obliged to do 意思一样，指“不得不，只能，必须，有义务去做某件事。”但是在用的时候，有细微差别。be obliged to do 更强调后面跟的具体事件；而feel obliged to do 则略带有主观色彩，侧重前面接的
25、那个人的感受，那个人（比如I,you）觉得有义务做某事，感到有必要做某事。Notes on the Text duty n.指道义上的责任，强调自觉性，作可数名词时指本职工作的任务。e.g:His duty is to see that the business runs well.obligation n.指合同或法律上规定的责任，义务，强调其约束力。e.g:Parents have a legal obligation to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their
26、age.responsibility n.职责，强调对后果要负责任的意思。e.g:His father is ill,and he has the responsibility of caring for him.Lesson 30 The death of a ghostFearing 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
27、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.现在分词做原因状语从句concealmentNotes on the Text They thought it their duty to（it是形式宾语）e.g:I thought it very difficult to pass the examination.e.g:We all think it our duty t
28、o support our parents.动词+宾语（形式宾语it）+宾补(名词、形容词)+to doLesson 30 The death of a ghost 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.that引导同位语从句Notes on the Text unaware adj.不知道的,没有觉察的(of,that)e.g:be unaware of the danger 没有觉察到危险 e.g:He was unaware that I was present.。aware adj.知道的,明白的 e.g:I was not aware of the danger.
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