Lesson30Thedeathofaghost Lecturer PatienceWang Newwordsandexpressions Readthenewwordsandexpressionsonpage142 Lesson30Thedeathofaghost Foryears villagersbelievedthatEndleyFarmwashaunted Thefarmwasownedbytwobrothers JoeandBobCox Theyemployedafewfarmhands butnoonewaswillingtoworktherelong Everytimeaworkergaveuphisjob hetoldthesamestory Farmlabourerssaidthattheyalwayswokeuptofindthatworkhadbeendoneovernight Hayhadbeencutandcowshedshadbeencleaned Afarmworker whostayedupallnightclaimedtohaveseenafigurecuttingcorninthemoonlight Intime itbecameanacceptedfactthattheCoxbrothersemployedaconscientiousghostthatdidmostoftheirworkforthem Noonesuspectedthattheremightbesomeoneelseonthefarmwhohadneverbeenseen Thiswasindeedthecase Ashorttimeago villagerswereastonishedtolearnthattheghostofEndleyhaddied Everyonewenttothefuneral forthe ghost wasnoneotherthanEricCox athirdbrotherwhowassupposedtohavediedasayoungman Afterthefuneral JoeandBobrevealedasecretwhichtheyhadkeptforoverfiftyyears Lesson30Thedeathofaghost Erichadbeentheeldestsonofthefamily verymucholderthanhistwobrothers HehadbeenobligedtojointhearmyduringtheSecondWorldWar Ashehatedarmylife hedecidedtodeserthisregiment Whenhelearntthathewouldbesentabroad hereturnedtothefarmandhisfatherhidhimuntiltheendofthewar Fearingtheauthorities Ericremainedinhidingafterthewaraswell HisfathertoldeverybodythatErichadbeenkilledinaction TheonlyotherpeoplewhoknewthesecretwereJoeandBob Theydidnoteventelltheirwives Whentheirfatherdied theythoughtittheirdutytokeepEricinhiding Alltheseyears Erichadlivedasarecluse Heusedtosleepduringthedayandworkatnight quiteunawareofthefactthathehadbecometheghostofEndley Whenhedied however hisbrothersfounditimpossibletokeepthesecretanylonger haunt haunt h nt notinprogressiveform oftenpassive ofaspirit esp ofadeadperson tovisit aplace appearinginastrangeform 鬼魂等 经常出没于 e g 一个无头男鬼常在这城堡作祟 Theghostofaheadlessmanhauntsthecastle 闹鬼的房子ahauntedhouse usuallypassive esp ofsomethingstrangeorsad tobealwaysinthethoughtsof someone 怪念头 伤心事等 萦绕在 心头 使困扰 缠忧e g 我的脑中老是萦绕着他对我说的最后几句话 Iwashauntedbyhislastwordstome 3 informal tovisit aplace regularly 经常去 常去 某地 e g 小时候 她常去当地那家剧院看戏 Asagirl sheusedtohauntthelocaltheater n C aplacewhichaparticularpersonvisitsfrequently常去的地方e g 这家咖啡馆是他经常出入的地方 Thiscoffeeshopisoneofhishaunts own ownV T notinprogressiveforms topossess sth esp bylawfulright 尤指以法定权力 拥有 某物 e g 谁拥有这栋房子 Whoownsthishouse 2 fml toadmit承认e g 他承认是他错了 Heowns that hewaswrong determiner belongingtooneselfandtonooneelse属于自己的e g 1 这 完全 是她自己的想法 Itwas all herownidea 2 在我自己的名字被提到之前 我根本没注意听 ItooknonoticetillIheardmyownnamementioned pron 属于自己的东西或人 用于所有格之后 e g 他们对待那个孩子如同自己的一样 Theytreatedthechildasifsheweretheirown all onone sown独自e g 我们无法自己解决这个问题 Wecan tsolvethisproblemonourown ownern apersonwhoownssth esp bylawfulright 尤指合法的 所有人 物主 业主 everytime everytime每次 每当它相当于whenever 在句中作从属连词 引导一时间状语从句 说明主句谓语动词动作所做的时间 如 e g 1 每次我去拜访他 他总是不在 EverytimeIcallonhim heisout 2 每次他拼写这个词 总是犯相同的错误 Everytimehespelttheword hemadethesamemistake labourer labourer leib r AmElaborer n C aworkerwhosejobneedsstrengthratherthanskill esp onewhoworksoutdoors体力劳动者 工人e g 按日计酬的临时工adaylaborerlabour leib AmElabor n 1 u effortorwork esp tiringphysicalwork努力 劳动 通常指体力劳动 e g 筑路仍然需使用体力劳动 Buildingroadsstillinvolvesmannuallabor 2 workers esp thosewhousetheirhands consideredasagrouporclass工人 劳工 工人阶级 体力劳动者e g 近来劳资关系有改善 Labourrelations betweentheworkersandemployers haveimprovedrecently labourv vi Towork esp hard工作 劳动 苦干e g 1 那本书她足足写了十年 Shelaboredtenyearsonthatbook 2 他在矿场里辛勤工作了三十年 Helaboredintheminesfor30years vi tomoveslowlyandwithdifficult费力地行进e g 火车艰难地向山坡上行驶 Thetrainlaboredupthehill overnight overnightadj adv fororduringthenight夜里 的 在夜间e g 1 夜间的旅行anovernightjourney 2 留下过夜tostayovernight2 suddenly一下子 突然e g 那位男演员一夜之间成了名 Theactorbecamefamousovernight stayup stayup熬夜 不睡觉e g 1 她看书看到半夜才睡 Shestayedupreadinguntilmidnight 2 告诉她等我回来再睡 TellhertostayuptillIgethome intime intimeafteracertainamountoftimehaspassed过一段时间 经过一定时间之后 迟早 久而久之e g 1 你过一段时间就会忘掉她的 Intimeyou llforgethim 2 经过一段时间后 你一切都会明白的 即总有一天你一切都会明白的 Intimeyou lllearneverything 2 earlyorsoonenough及早 及时e g 1 他们及时赶上了公共汽车 Theywerejustintimeforthebus 2 你来得及在孩子们上床睡觉之前赶回家看看他们吗 Willyoubehomeintimetoseethechildrenbeforetheygotobed conscientious conscientious k n i en s adj showinggreatcare attention orseriousnessofpurpose认真的 谨慎的 尽责的 诚心诚意的e g 1 尽责的工人aconscientiousworker 2 她工作负责尽职 Sheisconscientiousaboutherwork suspect suspect s s pekt v notinprogressiveforms 1 tobelieve esp somethingbad tobetrueorlikely怀疑 觉得 尤指坏事 可能是事实e g 他们说问题出在发动机上 而这正是我所怀疑的 Theysaidtheproblemwasintheengine whichwasjustwhatIhadsuspected 2 of tobelieve someone tobeguilty怀疑 某人 有罪 认为 某人 有 嫌疑e g 他被怀疑是间谍 Hewassuspectedofbeingaspy n suspectapersonwhoissuspectedofguilt esp inacrime可疑分子 嫌疑犯e g 警察逮捕了两名嫌疑犯 Thepolicehavearrestedtwosuspects adj ofuncertaintruth quality legality etc 可疑的 令人怀疑的e g 他的动机受到其他人的怀疑 Hismotivesweresuspectwithothers astonish astonishv T tofillwithgreatsurpriseandperhapsdisbelief使吃惊 使惊讶e g 1 他又被提升了吗 真让我吃惊 He sbeenpromotedagain Youa