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练习材料：L30-1：The death of a ghost 时长：1'26

For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was hunted. 

fɔr jɪrz, ˈvɪlɪʤərz bɪˈlivd ðæt Endley fɑrm wʌz ˈhʌntəd.

The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox. 

ðə fɑrm wʌz oʊnd baɪ tu ˈbrʌðərz, ʤoʊ ænd bɑb kɑks. 

They employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long. 

 ðeɪ ɛmˈplɔɪd ə fju ˈfɑrmˌhændz, bʌt noʊ wʌn wʌz ˈwɪlɪŋ tu wɜrk ðɛr lɔŋ.

Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story. 

ˈɛvəri taɪm ə ˈwɜrkər geɪv ʌp hɪz ʤɑb, hi toʊld ðə seɪm ˈstɔri. 

Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight. 

 fɑrm ˈleɪˌbaʊrərz sɛd ðæt ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz woʊk ʌp tu faɪnd ðæt wɜrk hæd bɪn dʌn ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt.

Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned. 

heɪ hæd bɪn kʌt ænd cowsheds hæd bɪn klind.

A farm worker, who stayed up all night claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight. 

ə fɑrm ˈwɜrkər, hu steɪd ʌp ɔl naɪt kleɪmd tu hæv sin ə ˈfɪgjər ˈkʌtɪŋ kɔrn ɪn ðə ˈmunˌlaɪt.

In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.

 ɪn taɪm, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ən ækˈsɛptɪd fækt ðə kɑks ˈbrʌðərz ɛmˈplɔɪd ə ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs goʊst ðæt dɪd moʊst ʌv ðɛr wɜrk fɔr ðɛm.

No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen. 

noʊ wʌn səˈspɛktəd ðæt ðɛr maɪt bi ˈsʌmˌwʌn ɛls ɑn ðə fɑrm hu hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn sin.

This was indeed the case. 

ðɪs wʌz ɪnˈdid ðə keɪs.

A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died. 

ə ʃɔrt taɪm əˈgoʊ, ˈvɪlɪʤərz wɜr əˈstɑnɪʃt tu lɜrn ðæt ðə goʊst ʌv Endley hæd daɪd. 

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. 

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. 

After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.

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： grass that has been cut and dried and is used as food for animals （用作饲料的）干草，草料

idioms：make hay while the ‘sun shines 抓紧时间 趁热打铁

cowshed：  a farm building in which cows are kept 牛棚；牛舍

hunt:  to chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit(Cats like to hunt mice and birds)

hunted:  looking frightened and worried(本文中可以理解为闹鬼)

conscientious :putting a lot of effort into your work (a conscientious student)

练习感悟：

就是一直反复读 会把读不顺的地方理顺，这样子会培养起来语感~