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 overnight. Hay 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 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 fifty 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 father hid him until the end of the war. 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 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 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.
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，村民们一直觉得恩得利农场在闹鬼。恩得利农场是乔.考科斯和鲍勃.考科斯兄弟两个所有。他们雇了几个农工，但哪个也不想在那儿长期工作下去。每次雇工离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。伴随时间的流逝，考科斯兄弟雇了一个尽心尽责的鬼，他们家的活大多数都让鬼给干了，这件事成了公认的事实。
哪个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去世了。大伙都去参加了葬礼，由于那鬼不是其他人，正是农场主的兄弟埃里克.考科斯。大家以为埃里克年轻时就去世了。葬礼之后，乔和鲍勃透露了他们守旧了长达50多年的秘密。
埃里克是这父母子。年龄比他两个弟弟大不少，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。当他知道自己将被派遣出国时，他逃回农场，爸爸把他藏了起来，直到战争结束。因为害怕当局，埃里克战后继续深藏不露。他的爸爸告诉大伙，埃里克在战争中被打去世了。此外，只有乔与鲍了解这个秘密。但他两个连我们的老婆都没告诉。爸爸死后，他们兄弟两个觉得有责任继续把埃里克藏起来。这类年来，埃里克过着隐士生活，白天睡觉，夜里出来干活，一点不了解自己已成了恩得利家场的活鬼。他死后，他的弟弟们才感觉没办法再守旧这个秘密了。
新定义英语正版图书购买
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。地址状语 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，表示常常性的状况，因此谓语为一般目前时。因为afternoon前面有修饰词，因此要用介词on。
morning，evening与它的使用方法一致。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为目前分词，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.
玛丽对着她的爸爸高喊，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一般引导结果状语从句，表示这样以至于：
The book was so interesting that I read it in two hours.
这本书这样有趣，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，以至于没你的帮忙我没办法把它举起来。
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.
他跑得飞快，没人能赶上他。
It rained so hard that we couldn't go out.
雨下得非常大，大家没办法出去。
在口语中，引导词that总是可以省略。
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、在视线之内，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，大家见到了那座村庄。
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的使用方法
在第6课的语法中，大家学习了a，the和some的一些基本使用方法。与some意义相近的另一个单词是any，它们都表示一些。some一般用于一定句：
There are some eggs in the fridge.
冰箱里有的鸡蛋。
There is some milk in the fridge.
冰箱里有的牛奶。
any一般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，在疑问句中假如所期望的回答是一定的，则可以用some：
大家已经了解，在名字、地名、国名（非复合词）前面一般不加任何冠词。但，在特指的海洋、河流、山脉与部分复合词形式的国名前，必须要用定冠词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。
在表示世界上与众不同的东西时，一般要加定冠词the：The moon is very pale tonight.
今晚月光非常朦胧。
The sun is bright today.
今天阳光明媚。
在 such后面用 a/an，可以起强调用途：
词语学习 Word study
1．cut
（1）vt．，vi．切，割，剪：
Would you please cut the cake in half?
请把蛋糕切成两半怎么样？
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 learned to row (a boat)?
你学过划船吗？
John rowed across the lake quickly.
约翰非常快划到了湖那边。
（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。
训练答案 Key to written exercises
1．重点句型训练答案
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
kickback 回扣，佣金
i get a kickback of 2000 yuan
kick upstairs明升暗降
well to go，well done做得很好
catch sight of
catch sight of the bird看见那只鸟
out of sight在视线以外
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。。。这样。。。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？（不想给其他人喝）
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，
只不过用逗号把它和其他得词隔开就能
However，the man was not angry and he threw the ball back the bank
the Atlantic大西洋
raft 木筏
假如以单个的词作为国家，基本上不加the，比如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
