高中英语 Lesson 30 The death of a ghost新概念讲义 第三册.docVIP

§ 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 L29-04_30-01 end 9’50” L30-02 begin 9’20” ■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 an