练习材料：

L30-1：The death of a ghost

For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted. 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.

/fɔr/ /jɪrz/, /ˈvɪlɪʤərz/ /bɪˈlivd/ /ðæt/ Endley /fɑrm/ /wʌz/ /ˈhɑntəd/. /ðə/ /fɑrm/ /wʌz/ /oʊnd/ /baɪ/ /tu/ /ˈbrʌðərz/, /ʤoʊ/ /ænd/ /bɑb/ /kɑks/. /ðeɪ/ /ɛmˈplɔɪd/ /ə/ /fju/ /ˈfɑrmˌhændz/, /bʌt/ /noʊ/ /wʌn/ /wʌz/ /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ /tu/ /wɜrk/ /ðɛr/ /lɔŋ/. /ˈɛvəri/ /taɪm/ /ə/ /ˈwɜrkər/ /geɪv/ /ʌp/ /hɪz/ /ʤɑb/, /hi/ /toʊld/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /ˈstɔri/. /fɑrm/ /ˈleɪˌbaʊrərz/ /sɛd/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /woʊk/ /ʌp/ /tu/ /faɪnd/ /ðæt/ /wɜrk/ /hæd/ /bɪn/ /dʌn/ /ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt/. /heɪ/ /hæd/ /bɪn/ /kʌt/ /ænd/ cowsheds /hæd/ /bɪn/ /klind/. /ə/ /fɑrm/ /ˈwɜrkər/, /hu/ /steɪd/ /ʌp/ /ɔl/ /naɪt/ /kleɪmd/ /tu/ /hæv/ /sin/ /ə/ /ˈfɪgjər/ /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ /kɔrn/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈmunˌlaɪt/. /ɪn/ /taɪm/, /ɪt/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /ən/ /ækˈsɛptɪd/ /fækt/ /ðə/ /kɑks/ /ˈbrʌðərz/ /ɛmˈplɔɪd/ /ə/ /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ /goʊst/ /ðæt/ /dɪd/ /moʊst/ /ʌv/ /ðɛr/ /wɜrk/ /fɔr/ /ðɛm/.

/noʊ/ /wʌn/ /səˈspɛktəd/ /ðæt/ /ðɛr/ /maɪt/ /bi/ /ˈsʌmˌwʌn/ /ɛls/ /ɑn/ /ðə/ /fɑrm/ /hu/ /hæd/ /ˈnɛvər/ /bɪn/ /sin/. /ðɪs/ /wʌz/ /ɪnˈdid/ /ðə/ /keɪs/. /ə/ /ʃɔrt/ /taɪm/ /əˈgoʊ/, /ˈvɪlɪʤərz/ /wɜr/ /əˈstɑnɪʃt/ /tu/ /lɜrn/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /goʊst/ /ʌv/ Endley  /hæd/ /daɪd/. /ˈɛvriˌwʌn/ /wɛnt/ /tu/ /ðə/ /ˈfjunərəl/, /fɔr/ /ðə/ /goʊst/ /wʌz/ /nʌn/ /ˈʌðər/ /ðæn/ /ˈɛrɪk/ /kɑks/, /ə/ /θɜrd/ /ˈbrʌðər/ /hu/ /wʌz/ /səˈpoʊzd/ /tu/ /hæv/ /daɪd/ /æz/ /ə/ /jʌŋ/ /mən/. /ˈæftər/ /ðə/ /ˈfjunərəl/, /ʤoʊ/ /ænd/ /bɑb/ /rɪˈvild/ /ə/ /ˈsikrət/ /wɪʧ/ /ðeɪ/ /hæd/ /kɛpt/ /fɔr/ /ˈoʊvər/ /ˈfɪfti/ /jɪrz/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

hay /heɪ/n.干草

conscientious /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ adj.认真的

for years 多年来

haunted adj.闹鬼的

farmhand n.农场工人，农业工人，雇农

farmhands(pl.)

long adv.长久地

be willing to do 愿意做某事

every time=whenever 意为“每当......”，引导时间状语从句

give up one's job 辞职

overnight adv.一夜之间

cowshed n.牛棚，牛舍

stay up 熬夜，不睡觉

corn n.谷物

moonlight n.月光

figure n.人影

in time 终于，最后

none other than...不是别人，正是......

练习感悟：

Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do today.今日事，今日毕。