新概念英语第三册30

1、 The Death of A Ghostlabourer n. 劳动者She still lives on the farm where he worked as a labourer.labourer 特别强调使用体力farmhand 农场雇工 (farm labourer / farm worker)worker 泛指劳动者 goldcollarworkermanual worker / mental worker （脑力）workman 指具有某种工艺技能的工匠labour n.劳动; (总称) 劳动力the Labour Party 工党（Br.）the Conservative P

2、arty 保守党（Br.）the Democratic Party 民主党（Am.）the Republican Party 共和党 （Am.）labour intensity /Labour Day manual labour/ brain work 体力/脑力劳动They live by honest labour.他们靠正当劳动生活。overnight adv. 一夜期间，通宵地; 在夜间Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.(during the ni

3、ght)overnight adv.突然地The rules are not going to change overnight.这些规则是不会突然改变的。overnight adj.突然的overnight millionaire暴发户In 1970 he became an overnight success in America.1970年他在美国一夜之间成了成功人士。hay n. 干草（long grass that has been cut out and dried as food for cattle.）balesbelz of hay.一捆捆的干草Cowsfeedonhay.奶

4、牛以干草为生。hit the hay=to go to bedmake hay while the sun shines:（taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to. 晒草要趁好太阳; 抓紧时机）We knew war was coming, and were determined to make hay while we could.我们知道战争即将来临，所以决定尽可能抓紧时机corn n. 谷物（Br.）used to refer to crops (n.

5、 农作物) such as wheat and barleyb:li. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants. 谷物 (指小麦、燕麦等); (小麦、燕麦等的) 谷粒crop n.庄稼，农作物庄稼，农作物a crop of people 一大堆人一大堆人corn n.玉米; 玉米粒（Am.）【Br.】maize mez corn belt 玉米带Were having corn-on-the-cob for lunch.我们吃玉米棒当午饭。cob:玉米的穗轴straw n.稻草，麦秆；吸管the dried ste

6、ms of wheat for animals to sleep on a straw hata straw man=scarecrow skekr（吓走乌鸦）A drowing dran man will clutch at a straw.病急乱投医draw straws 抽签strawberry str:bri 草莓moonlight n.月光The hills were bathed in pale moonlight.沐浴在淡淡的月光中。Life not be all noonlight and roses(things are not always pleasant)Marriag

7、e isnt all moonlight and roses,you have to take the smooth as well as the rough.once in a blue moon: 千载难逢I only ever saw him once in a blue moon.in the moonlight / torchlight 借着.的光conscientious adj. 认真的，尽责的；a aconscientious teacherWe are generally very conscientious about our work.我们一般对工作都是很认真的。cons

8、ience n.良心，良知a clear conscience 问心无愧social conscience 社会公德have no conscience 没有良知have a sudden attack of conscience 良心发现suspect v. 怀疑suspect sb of doing怀疑某人做了某事suspect sb of sth怀疑 ; 就某事怀疑某人I suspected him of stealing the car.suspect sb. to beI suspect him to be a spy.suspect n.嫌疑犯suspicious adj.可疑的；

9、怀疑的；多疑的Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.suspicion n.嫌疑on the suspicion of 作为.的嫌疑犯He was arrested on the suspicion of having stolen the money.There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for drug testing.The police suspected that he was the murderer.(t

10、end to believe sth. is true)The police doubted that he was the murderer. (tend to believe sth. is false)I suspect that he has stolen my watch. 我怀疑 / 猜想他偷了我的手表。I doubt that he has stolen my watch. 我不相信他偷了我的手表。desert dzt v. （军队中）开小差，逃跑(run away without permission) desertdzt n. 沙漠；荒原theSaharash:r (Dese

11、rt)desert dzt 违背法律、道义、责任、信仰desert the army/duty/ his familyThe soldier deserted his army.abandon 强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的He had to abandon his favorite research because of the war.discard dskd v. 丢弃（getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable）Everyday we discard a la

12、rge amount of rubbish.regiment n. （军队）团Theregimentis on the march.该团在行军中。regime reim n. 政权，政体；社会制度；管理体制political regime政治制度democratic regime民主政体Thedictatorbannedallnewspapers andbooksthatcriticizedhisregime.独裁者取缔了批评他政权的报刊书籍。action n. 战斗(军事) 行动（battle战役）the fighting which takes place in a war can be

13、referred to asaction.see action 参加战斗go into action 开始战斗take action 采取行动The police took firm(强硬) action to deal with the drug trafficking.（毒品犯罪）come into action 交战The two countries came into action again.recluse rklusn. 隐士cluseklu:s n.横谷(阿尔卑斯山)His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of h

14、er life.他的遗孀在其余生成了一名实际上的隐居者。reclusive rklsv adj. 隐居的；隐遁的reclusive lifestyleComprehension questionsn1.What did villagers believe about Endley Farm? nThey believe it was haunted. n2. Who was the farm owned by?nTwo brothers, Joe and Bob Cox. n3. Were farmhands willing to work there for very long?nNo, t

15、hey werent.n4. What did farm laborers find in the morning?n the work had been done overnight.n5. What kind of jobs had been done?nHay had been cut and cow sheds had been cleaned. n6. One worker stayed up all night, what did he claim to have seen?nfigure cutting corn in the moonlight.n7. did anyone s

16、uspect there is someone else on the farm?nNo, they didnt.n8. When did villagers learn that the ghost of Endley had died?nA short time ago.n9. Who was Eric Cox?na third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man. n10. How long had the brothers kept the secrets?nfor over fifty years.n11.When

17、 had Eric join the army?nduring the Second World War.n12. Why did he desert his regiment?n Because he hated army life. n13. What did his father tell everybody?nthat Eric had been killed in action.n14. How had Eric lived all these years?n as a reclusen15. Did he use to sleep during the day?nYes, he did. n16. Was he aware that he had become the ghost of Endley?nNo, he wasnt. haunt v. (鬼魂等) 常出没于For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted.His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging bn a toy drum.据说他的鬼魂常在其中一些屋子里出现，还敲打着一个玩具鼓。He w