§ Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死
【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
【Text】
§ Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
Why did the two brothers keep the secret?
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. Feari
