新概念第三册 Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 课堂笔记

Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死 1、 For years, villagers believed （that Endley Farm was haunted. 宾语从句） 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,时间状语从句） he told the same story. 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。 · haunted(adj.) 闹鬼的 eg. haunted room 鬼屋 · be willing to do sth. 愿意做某事 反：be unwilling to do sth. 不愿意做某事 = be reluctant to do sth. = grudge doing sth. （三册L：27） · give up 放弃 · time类的从句： （1） every time , each time，any time ,充当连词，引导时间状语从句(some time 不能引导从句) eg. 每次坐船，我都要晕船。 Every time I travelled by boat/ship, I got seasick. 你任何时候想回来，我们都欢迎。 You are welcome to come back any time you want to. 他每次回中国，都会给我带礼物。 Each time he comes to China, he will bring presents to me. （2） next time , last time, the first time, the second time 引导时间状语从句 eg. 下次我见到他，我要跟他讲句话。 Next time I meet him, I will have a word with him. 上次我们谈话时，他正学着英语呢。 Last time we talked, he was learning English. 我第一次见到他的时候，他只有10岁。 He was only 10 years the first time I met him. 我第二次见他的时候，他已经50岁了。 He was 50 years old the second time I met him. 2、Farm labourers said （that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.间接引语/宾语从句） Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned. 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。 · labourer (n.) 劳动者 labour (n./v.) 劳动 Labour Day 劳动节 · overnight (adv.) 一整夜 · stay up 熬夜 · stay overnight 过夜 · hay (n.) 干草堆，干草垛 · make hay while the sun shines 趁热打铁 3、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.同位语从句）定语从句】 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。 · claim (v.) 声称 = say · in the moonlight /sun 在月光下，在太阳下 · in time 最后，终于（强调结果） = finally = in the end = eventually · conscientious (adj.) 认真负责的，尽职尽责的 · conscience (n.) 良心 · have a clear conscience 问心无愧 反：have a guilty conscience 问心有愧 4、No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm （who had never been seen.定语从句） This was indeed the case. A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn （that the ghost of Endley had died.宾语从句） 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。 · suspect (v.) 怀疑 doubt (v.) 怀疑 eg. I doubt that he is ill. （不相信，don’t think） I suspect that he is ill. （相信，think） · suspect sb. of doing sth. 怀疑某人做了某事 · astonished (adj.) 感到震惊 5、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.原因状语从句）定语从句] After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret （which they had kept for over fifty years.定语从句） 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。 · other than 除了（文雅，否定句） = except eg. They all went to sleep other than me. （错误） 这个表格不能被任何人签署， 除了你自己。 This form can not be signed by anyone other than yourself. 除了你，他没朋友。 He has no friends other than you. · sb./sth. is/was supposed to be/do 据说 = sb./sth. is/was said to be/do = It is/was said that… + 从句 eg. 据说这个歌手离开了中国。 The singer was supposed to have left China. = It was said that the singer had left China. · reveal (v.) 透露，揭露，揭示 反：conceal (v.) 掩盖 6、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,原因状语从句）he decided to desert his regiment. 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。 · be obliged to do sth. 有义务做某事 = should do sth. = ought to do sth. eg. 我们每个人都有义务保护环境。 Everyone of us are obliged to protect the environment. · desert (v.) 抛弃，遗弃，废弃 （n.）沙漠 同音异义词：dessert (n.) 甜品 · deserted (adj.) 荒无人烟的 7、（When he learnt 【that he would be sent abroad,时间状语从句）宾语从句】 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. 间接引语/宾语从句） 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。 · hide hid hidden 躲藏 · 非谓语动词Fearing 作原因状语 eg. Because she needed some money to buy a book, she turned to me for help. 改：Needing some money to buy a book,… eg. Since I had seen the movie twice, I didn’t go with them. 改：Having seen the movie twice, … · authority (n.) 权威 authorities(n.) 官方，当局 8、The only other people （who knew the secret were Joe and Bob.定语从句） They did not even tell their wives. （When their father died,时间状语从句）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.同位语从句） （When he died,时间状语从句） however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer. 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。 · recluse (n.) 隐士 · loner (n.) 独来独往的人，喜欢独处的人 · used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 · be aware of 意识到，认识到 = realize · be unaware of 没意识到 · not… any longer 不再（时间） not… any more 不再（次数） · impossible (adj.) 不可能的 —— possible (adj.) 可能的 Supplementary exercises: · When he had to speak to his teacher his courage suddenly him. A. declined B. detached C.deserted D. deviated from 解析：正确答案 C 当他和他的老师讲话的时候，他就渐渐没了勇气。 A. decline 拒绝； B. detach 分开，拆开； C. desert 背离，舍弃，抛弃； D. deviate from 背离，偏离方向。 8 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$