1、Lesson 30 The death of a ghost,labourer n.劳动者（劳工） 【辨】强调使用体力不是技能，在户外工作。 workman n. 技工，工匠 强调具有某种工艺技能的半熟练工人。 worker n.工人（泛指） 强调具有更高水平的工人。 white-collar worker blue-collar worker a factory worker farmhand=farm worker=farm labourer,overnight adv.一夜之间 -He became a famous person overnight. adj.夜间的，晚上的 an ov
2、ernight flight to Chicago overnight accommodation in London overnight bag 小旅行包（适用于短途旅行） over -“过度的” overmuch overpaid overoptimistic overpopulation,hay n. 干草 make hay（美国口语） 抓紧时机，利用机会去赚钱 hit the hay （俚语）上床睡觉,corn n.谷物 英：谷物，五谷，小麦 美/加/澳：玉米 fields of corn 一片片麦田 an ear of corn (the top part of this plant
3、 where the seeds grow) 谷穗,moonlight n.月光 太阳光 sunlight/sunshine 星光 starlight/starshine 在.光下in the moonlight/sunlight/starlight,conscientious adj. 认真的，尽责的，凭良心的，谨慎的 a conscientious teacher 尽责的老师 a conscientious worker 勤勤恳恳的工作者 conscience n.良心，道德心 have no conscience 没有良心，不辨是非 a clear conscience 问心无愧,【混】
4、 conscious adj.了解的，觉察的 be conscious of -She was not conscious of his presence in the room.adj.有意识的，神志清醒的 -He is hurt but still conscious.,suspect v.怀疑 -I suspect his motives. suspect sb. to be -I suspect him to be ill. -I suspect him to be a spy. suspect sb. of doing/n. -I suspect him of stealing th
5、e car. suspect sb. of giving false information 怀疑某人提供假情报,suspect sb. of a crime 怀疑某人犯罪 suspect that 认为，猜想 -I suspect that they will be a little late. suspect n. 嫌疑犯(=criminal 罪犯） suspicion n.猜疑，怀疑 suspicious adj.可疑的，引起怀疑的 -Two suspicious person were brought in. -逮捕了两名嫌疑犯。,【辨】suspect与doubt ： suspect表
6、示一种肯定的语义 doubt则表示否定的语义 -I doubt what he said. -我不相信他说的话。 -I doubt if he is at home. -我看他不一定在家。 -I doubt that he will come. -我看他不见得会来。,desert v.(军队中）开小差 -The soldier deserted his army. desert vt.vi遗弃，抛弃，舍弃 -The police are looking for a woman who deserted her children. 【混】 dessert n. 餐后甜点,【辨】abandon v
7、t.抛弃，舍弃 （被迫放弃所喜爱或所负责的东西） 离弃家园 abandon ones home -He had to abandon his favorite research because of the war. discard vt.丢弃，抛弃（=give up as useless) -Everyday we discard a large amount of rubbish.,action n.战斗 -The action lasted three hours. n.行动 action plan take actionactions speak louder than words.
8、行动胜于空谈。（事实胜于雄辩。）,Text： （L1）For years villagers believed that Endley farm was haunted. The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bert Cox. They employed a few farm hands, but no one was willing to work there long.,（L2）employ v./n.雇佣：用 ed population 就业人口 Employeremplyee Employable adj.可利用的 ones tale
9、nt 发挥某人的才能,Text： （L3）Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story.,（L4）give up his job 辞职 “离职”： Quit ones job Step down 辞职/退休 Step out 暂时离开（工作） Send in ones jacket 辞职 （上交某人的工作服） Pack in（卷铺盖走人） Demit,（L4）“story” -Its the same . 老调重弹。 -Its a long . 一言难尽。 -Its a fairy . 天方夜谭。 -Its a fres
10、h . 难以置信。,（L4） 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.,（L7）stay up “彻夜不眠”： Sit up/ burn the midnight oil
11、熬夜 Have a white night 失眠 suffer from insomnia/ be ill with insomnia 患失眠症,（L8）In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.,（L8）in time “时间”：（time） Mark 旷费时日 kill 消磨时间 Against 争分夺秒 day 白天 Dinner 吃饭时间tea break 茶点时间/茶歇 Off
12、ice hours 办公时间 schedule 时间表 on schedule 按时,（L10） 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.,（L10）suspect 被动：受到怀疑 fall under suspicion / Be und
13、er a cloud 主动：怀疑 Be suspicious of sth./sb. Doubt about sth./ sb. Be doubtful of sth./sb. Make question of sth./ sb. 引起怀疑：Arouse ones suspicion 消除怀疑：Dipel ones suspicion,（L12） 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
14、young man.After the funeral, Joe and Bert revealed secret which they had kept for over forty years.,“die”直接和含蓄的表达 Pass away/ be gone/ be among the missing /be no more/ be in the heaven/ cross the great 踏进了阴曹地府/finish off / depart his life 与世长辞/ gather home 回老家了/go to the sunset / fall on the sleep沉睡
15、/sleep the final sleep/ ones day on earth end,（L15） Eric had been the eldest son of the family. He had been obliged to join the army during the first 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 farth
16、er hid him until the end of the war.,（L18） Fearing 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 the secret were Joe and Bert. They did not even tell their wives.,（L20）When their father die
17、d, They thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. 他们认为继续把埃里克藏起来是他们的责任。 本： -They thought( to keep Eric in hiding )their duty,8、（L20，L22）it作形式宾语 目的：保持句子平衡 能以it作形式宾语的动词：think, believe, consider, imagine, suppose, deem, count, regard, find, feel, make, take, give等,不定式真正作宾语 （L20）They thought it their
18、 duty to keep Eric in hiding. (L22)His brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.,2）动名词作真正宾语 -I found it no use going over the subject again. -他发现再讨论这个问题已经没有用了。 3）从句作真正宾语 -They believed it important what he had done.,（L20）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.,Homework,P144-145课后多项选择题 第三十课一课一练 复习学过的单词和短语 复习1-30课学过的单词和短语准备听写 背诵全文,
