新概念英语第三册lesson 30 The death of a ghost

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 overnight¹. Hay² 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 conscientious³ 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 revealed⁴ a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.
    Eric had been the eldest⁵ son of the family, very much older than his two brothers. He had been obliged⁶ to join the army during the Second World War. As he hated army life, he decided⁷ to desert his regiment⁸. 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 authorities⁹, 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 recluse¹⁰. He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware¹¹ 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

     labourer
n.   劳动者

     overnight
adv. 一夜期间

     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

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。

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　　自学导读
课文详注 Further notes on the text
1．The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. 威尔河是横穿过我家附近公园的一条小河。
在这句话中，that引导的定语从句修饰 a small river，关系代词that在从句中作主语。地点状语 near my home修饰 the park。
2．I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. 我喜欢在天气晴朗的下午到河边坐坐。
（1）by在此处表示“在……旁边／近旁”。
（2）afternoon为复数形式，表示经常性的情况，因此谓语为一般现在时。由于afternoon前面有修饰词，因此要用介词on。
morning，evening与它的用法一致。试比较：
3．…it went towards a passing boat.……球便向着一只划过来的小船飞去。
（1）go在此处不是指人“走”，而是指球“行进”。
（2）passing为现在分词，作定语，表示“经过的”、“划过来的”，如a passing plane（一架飞过的飞机）。
4．Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat…岸上的一些人对着小船上的人高喊……
call out表示“大声呼叫”、“叫喊”，比call语气要重：
I heard someone calling out for help.
我听到有人在大声呼救。
Mary called out to her father, but he was too far away and couldn't hear her.
玛丽对着她的父亲高喊，但他离得太远了，听不到她的喊叫。
5．The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water.
球重重地打在他身上，使他差点儿落入水中。
so +形容词+that通常引导结果状语从句，表示“如此……以至于……”：
The book was so interesting that I read it in two hours.
这本书如此有趣，我两个小时就把它看完了。
The box is so heavy that I can't lift it without your help.
这箱子太重了，以至于没有你的帮助我无法把它举起来。
这个结构也可以用于so +副词+that从句结构：
He ran so quickly that no one could catch up with him.
他跑得非常快，没人能赶上他。
It rained so hard that we couldn't go out.
雨下得很大，我们无法出去。
在口语中，引导词that往往可以省略。
6．I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight…我转过头去看那些孩子，但一个也不见……
（1）any代替 any children。
（2） in sight表示“看得见”、“在视野之内”，反义词为 out of sight：
No bus is in sight.
看不见任何公共汽车。
Mary came in sight when I was waiting for Lucy.
我等露西的时候，玛丽出现了。
In the afternoon, we came in sight of the village.
下午时，我们见到了那座村庄。
George left the store and was soon out of sight.
乔治离开了那商店，不久便不见了。

　　语法 Grammar in use
a，the，some与any的用法
在第6课的语法中，我们学习了a，the和some的一些基本用法。与some意义相近的另一个单词是any，它们都表示“一些”。some通常用于肯定句：
There are some eggs in the fridge.
冰箱里有些鸡蛋。
There is some milk in the fridge.
冰箱里有些牛奶。
any通常用于否定句和疑问句中：
There isn't any meat in the fridge.
冰箱里没肉了。
但是，在疑问句中如果所期望的回答是肯定的，则可以用some：
我们已经知道，在姓名、地名、国名（非复合词）前面通常不加任何冠词。但是，在特指的海洋、河流、山脉以及部分复合词形式的国名前，一定要用定冠词the：
He came from the United States of America.
他来自美国。
John lives in London which is on the Thames.
约翰住在泰晤士河畔的伦敦。
在表示世界上独一无二的东西时，通常要加定冠词the：The moon is very pale tonight.
今晚月光很朦胧。
The sun is bright today.
今天阳光明媚。
在 such后面用 a/an，可以起强调作用：

　　词汇学习 Word study
1．cut
（1）vt．，vi．切，割，剪：
Would you please cut the cake in half?
请把蛋糕切成两半好吗？
I read this story in the paper this morning and cut it out for you.
今天上午我在报纸上读到这个故事便给你剪下来了。
（2）vt．割破，划破：
He shaved hurriedly this morning and cut himself badly.
他今天早上匆匆忙忙地刮脸，刮破了不少地方。
（3）vi．横穿，穿越（介词用 across/through）：
The Wayle cuts across a park.
威尔河横穿过一个公园。
The road cuts across/through the forest.
这条路穿过森林。
2．row
（1）vt．，vi．划船：
Have you ever learned¹² to row (a boat)?
你学过划船吗？
John rowed across the lake quickly.
约翰很快划到了湖那边。
（2）vt．划船载运：
Can you row me up/across the river?
你能划船将我送到河的上游／对岸吗？
He rowed her home.
他划船把她送回家。

　　练习答案 Key to written exercises
1．关键句型练习答案
C 1 Yes, I took some (photographs). No, I didn't take any (photographs).
2 Yes, I bought some (bread). No, I didn't buy any (bread).
3 Yes, I saw some (people). No, I didn't see any (people).
D 1 Refrigerators are necessary in hot countries.
2 Which river is the longest, the Nile, the Amazon, or the Mississippi?
3 Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific on a raft.
4 Why is Britain sometimes called the United Kingdom?
5 We sailed up the Red Sea and then went through the Suez Canal.
2．多项选择题答案
1a  2a  3d  4a  5b  6c
7c  8c  9d  10a  11d  12d

 

polo 水球
kick 踢
Wayle 威尔河
towards 向，朝(prep)
cut 穿过
nearly 几乎
row 划船
sight 眼界，视域
cut oneself
cut one's hair 理发 have a hair cut
cut （down）the tree （down）
cut the head off砍脑袋
cut off electricity 切断电源
cut sth into pieces把。。。切成小片（碎）
cut across 直着穿过
cut a corner走捷径
when you learn english，never cut a corner
go boating去划船，强调玩
my brother is rowing，row强调动作
kickback¹³ 回扣，佣金
i get a kickback of 2000 yuan
kick upstairs明升暗降
well to go，well done做得不错
catch sight of
catch sight of the bird看见那只鸟
out of sight在视线之外
in sight在视线之内
the bird is in sight
out of sight，out of mind眼不见心不烦
long sighted眼光长远，远视眼
somebody is long sighted
short sighted目光短浅，近视
by the river
like to do 一次性的
like doing习惯性的
afternoon+s表示每逢
as usual
there be＋sb。 doing
call out大声喊
call out to
so 。。。 that。。。如此。。。以致于
so的后面跟副词或形容词
the teacher speaks so fast that i can't catch the word。
my brother walks so slowly that he can't catch up with me。
the englis is so easy that i can learn it well。
there weren't any in sight。
there were not anything in sight。
there were something in sight
key structures
some 和 any
some在表示邀请的语气中取代any
do you want some？
do you want any drink？你想要喝点什么吗？（不愿意给别人喝）
would you want some to drink？
composition
blew 吹
take out 拿出 put out 扑灭
catch 接住 reach够得着
but连接两个句子，中间可用逗号隔开
however是副词，只表示意思上得转折，它可以放在句首也可以放在句中，
只是用逗号把它和其他得词隔开就可以
However，the man was not angry and he threw the ball back the bank
the Atlantic大西洋
raft 木筏
如果以单个的词作为国家，基本上不加the，比方说China，America，Britian，
一旦这个词成为缩略形式，就要加the
round围绕 alone 沿着
across the grass，across 用于从。。。的表面穿过
through the tree，trough 用于从。。。的内部穿过
over在。。。上方，与下面没接触
over the bridge，over the mountains，over the hill
over 用于穿越时，表示穿过弧形
go through the market
hear sb doing
i heard my sister singing
i heard two boys talking

1 overnight   

ad.前一天晚上，一夜间 a.前一天晚上的

参考例句：

• She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
• Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。

2 hay   

n.(用作饲料或覆盖的)干草

参考例句：

• Cows feed on hay.奶牛以干草为生。
• They usually keep the hay in the barn.他们通常将干草存放在谷仓中。

3 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

4 revealed   

v.显示( reveal的过去式和过去分词 )；揭示；泄露；[神学]启示

参考例句：

• They revealed to me that the experiment had failed. 他们向我透露试验失败了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His insincerity is revealed by the quick goggle of his eyes. 他眼睛的快速转动泄露了他的不诚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

6 obliged   

adj.感激，感谢v.迫使做( oblige的过去式和过去分词 )；使负义务；满足请求；施惠

参考例句：

• We were obliged, faute de mieux, to drink the local beverage. 因为没有更好的饮料，我们只好将就着喝当地的。
• Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. 法律规定父母必须送子女入学。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 regiment   

n.团，多数，管理；v.组织，编成团，统制

参考例句：

• As he hated army life,he decide to desert his regiment.因为他嫌恶军队生活，所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
• They reformed a division into a regiment.他们将一个师整编成为一个团。

9 authorities   

n.当局，权力，权威；权威( authority的名词复数 )；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者

参考例句：

• They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
• At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 recluse   

n.隐居者

参考例句：

• The old recluse secluded himself from the outside world.这位老隐士与外面的世界隔绝了。
• His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life.他的寡妻孤寂地度过了余生。

11 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

12 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

13 kickback   

n.酬金；佣金，回扣

参考例句：

• Mike got a kickback from a merchant.麦克从商人那里得到了回扣。
• The company had to kickback a lot to the corrupt officer.这家公司必须给腐败的政府官员很大一笔佣金。