1.练习材料
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was hunted. 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 have died as a young man. After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/ 30 /ðə/ /dɛθ/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /gəʊst/
/fɔː/ /jɪəz/, /ˈvɪlɪʤəz/ /bɪˈliːvd/ /ðæt/ Endley /fɑːm/ /wɒz/ /ˈhʌntɪd/. /ðə/ /fɑːm/ /wɒz/ /əʊnd/ /baɪ/ /tuː/ /ˈbrʌðəz/, /ˈʤəʊ/ /ænd/ /bɒb/ /kɒks/. /ðeɪ/ /ɪmˈplɔɪd/ /ə/ /fjuː/ /ˈfɑːmhændz/, /bʌt/ /nəʊ/ /wʌn/ /wɒz/ /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ /tuː/ /wɜːk/ /ðeə/ /lɒŋ/. /ˈɛvri/ /taɪm/ /ə/ /ˈwɜːkə/ /geɪv/ /ʌp/ /hɪz/ /ʤɒb/, /hiː/ /təʊld/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /ˈstɔːri/. /fɑːm/ /ˈleɪbərəz/ /sɛd/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /wəʊk/ /ʌp/ /tuː/ /faɪnd/ /ðæt/ /wɜːk/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /dʌn/ /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/. /heɪ/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /kʌt/ /ænd/ /ˈkaʊʃɛdz/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /kliːnd/. /ə/ /fɑːm/ /ˈwɜːkə/, /huː/ /steɪd/ /ʌp/ /ɔːl/ /naɪt/ /kleɪmd/ /tuː/ /hæv/ /siːn/ /ə/ /ˈfɪgə/ /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ /kɔːn/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈmuːnlaɪt/. /ɪn/ /taɪm/, /ɪt/ /bɪˈkeɪm/ /ən/ /əkˈsɛptɪd/ /fækt/ /ðə/ /kɒks/ /ˈbrʌðəz/ /ɪmˈplɔɪd/ /ə/ /ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs/ /gəʊst/ /ðæt/ /dɪd/ /məʊst/ /ɒv/ /ðeə/ /wɜːk/ /fɔː/ /ðɛm/. /nəʊ/ /wʌn/ /səsˈpɛktɪd/ /ðæt/ /ðeə/ /maɪt/ /biː/ /ˈsʌmwʌn/ /ɛls/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /fɑːm/ /huː/ /hæd/ /ˈnɛvə/ /biːn/ /siːn/. /ðɪs/ /wɒz/ /ɪnˈdiːd/ /ðə/ /keɪs/. /ə/ /ʃɔːt/ /taɪm/ /əˈgəʊ/, /ˈvɪlɪʤəz/ /wɜː/ /hæv/ /daɪd/ /æz/ /ə/ /jʌŋ/ /mæn/. /ˈɑːftə/ /ðə/ /ˈfjuːnərəl/, /ˈʤəʊ/ /ænd/ /bɒb/ /rɪˈviːld/ /ə/ /ˈsiːkrɪt/ /wɪʧ/ /ðeɪ/ /hæd/ /kɛpt/ /fɔːr/ /ˈəʊvə/ /ˈfɪfti jɪəz/.
(2) 学单词
1) labourer /ˈleɪbərə/ n. 劳动者
2) overnight /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/ adv. 一夜之间
3) hay /heɪ/ n. 干草
4) corn /kɔːn/ n. 谷物
5) moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ n. 月光
6) conscientious /ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs/ adj. 认真的
7) suspect /ˈsʌspɛkt/ v. 怀疑
8) desert /ˈdɛzət/ v. 开小差
9) regiment /ˈrɛʤɪmənt/ n. 团
10) action /ˈækʃ(ə)n/ n. 战斗
11) recluse /rɪˈkluːs/ n. 隐士
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