Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死

I. New words and expression 生词和短语

☻. Labourer n.劳动者（劳工） 强调使用体力, 而不是技能, 在户外工作。

Workman n.技工, 工匠 -- 具有某种工艺技能的半熟练工人

worker n.工人（泛指）-- 具有更高水平的工人

-- white-collar worker 白领职员(指非体力劳动者)

-- blue-collar worker 蓝领工人(指体力劳动者)

-- a factory worker 工厂工人 / farm worker 雇农, 农业工人

farmhand（n.农业工人, 农场工人）= farm labourers = farm worker

☻.Corn n.谷物［英］谷物, 五谷, 小麦 ［美、加、澳］玉米 ［苏、爱］燕麦

☻. Conscientious adj.认真的; Conscientious adj.尽责的, 凭良心的, 谨慎的

a conscientious teacher / worker 勤勤恳恳的老师/工作者

conscious adj.有意识的, 神志清醒的

He is hurt but still conscious. 他受了伤, 不过神志还清醒。

conscious adj.了解的, 察觉的

She was not conscious of his presence in the room. 她不晓得他在这房间里。

I was conscious of her presence. 我知道她在场。

☻. Suspect vt.怀疑, 猜疑, 疑心; I suspected her motives. 我怀疑她的动机。

Suspect sb to be; -- suspect him to be ill 猜想他病了

-- I suspect him to be a spy.

suspect sb of doing/n -- I suspect him of stealing the car.

suspect sb. of giving false information 怀疑某人提供假情报

suspect sb. of a crime 怀疑某人犯罪

Suspect that… -- I suspect that his girlfriend hide her true feelings.

We suspect they‘ll be a little late. 我们揣想他们会晚来一会儿。

Suspicion n.猜疑, 怀疑; Suspicious adj.可疑的, 引起怀疑的

Cats are suspicious of human beings.

Suspect表示一种肯定的语义, Doubt 表示一种否定的语义

Doubt vt.怀疑, 不信, 拿不准（用 that, 往往表示非常怀疑）

I doubt the truth of it. 我怀疑它的真实性。

I doubt that he will come. 我看他不见得会来。

I doubt whether [if] he is at home. 我看他不一定在家。

I do not doubt (but) that he can recite it. 我相信他能把它背下来。

Can you doubt that he will win? 你不相信他会获胜吗?

I doubt what he said. 我不相信他说的话。

Doubtful adj.怀疑的；不信任的; -- It is doubtful that he will come.

Doubtable adj.可疑的, 令人怀疑的

☻. Desert v.（军队中）开小差-- The soldier deserted his army. 这个士兵开小差。

Desert vt.vi.遗弃, 抛弃, 舍弃

（= abandon vt.放弃, 遗弃）违背法律、道义、责任、信仰

-- desert the army, desert school, desert his duty, desert his family

Abandon vt.抛弃, 舍弃, 离弃（被迫放弃所喜爱的或所负责的东西）

He had to abandon his favorite research because of the war.

abandon one’s home 离弃家园

He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money.（research n.研究, 调查）

他抛弃了妻子还带走了两人所有的钱。

Forsake vt.(-sook, -saken ) 舍弃, 放弃, 背弃, 和…脱离关系

He forsook his family.

He has forsaken his wife and children. 他遗弃了他的妻子和孩子。

革除(旧风习等), 抛弃(坏习惯)

You must forsake your bad habits. 你必须革除你的坏习惯。

Discard vt.放弃, 丢弃, 抛弃（= give up as useless）

-- Everyday we discard a large amount of rubbish.

☻. Regiment n.（军队）团

Action n.战斗 Recluse n.隐士

give up 放弃, 抛弃, 认输

was willing:wanted, was prepared; labourers: workers

claimed: said that, maintained that; an accepted fact: a general, undisputed truth

conscientious: extremely careful; astonished: surprised

revealed: made known, told

Text:

Why did the two brothers keep the secret?

☻1.Haunt vt.闹鬼

It is said that the public house was haunted.

Haunt vt.常去, 常到（某地）= visit somewhere every often

He haunted this cinema.

☻2. The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox. Own = possess

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

Be willing to do = be ready to do

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

Every time = whenever 引导时间状语从句

Every time I listen to his advice, I get into trouble.

Whenever I listen to his advice, I get into trouble.

☻5. Wake up to find that… 醒过来时, 结果发现…

He woke up to find that he was surrounded by a large crowd of people.

He hurried to the post office only to find that it was shut.（表示遗憾的结果用only）

☻6. claimed to do…

He claimed to have seen the puma.

Seamen claimed to have seen monsters.

See sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事

stay up 不睡觉, 留在原地，原地不动（= not to go to bed）

= sit up 坐起, 端坐, 熬夜;-- The boy sat up to see the film.

Wait up for 等候着不睡 -- Don’t wait up for me; I’ll be home very late.

☻7. burn the midnight oil 开夜车

I have to burn the midnight oil to tonight to complete work.

☻8. It became an accepted fact that… 变成了一个大家都接受的事实

That引导同位语从句, 补充说明fact。

-- It becomes an accepted fact that the puma is still at large.

= Everybody had already accepted the fact that the puma is still at large.

☻9. be astonished to do sth（可代替do的词：see, learn, hear, find, know, discover）

I am not surprised to see he is still as fat as before.

☻10. For(= as)引导原因状语从句, 对主句补充说明。

☻11. none other than = no other than 不是别的, 正是... （强调人）

The man who spoke to her was none other than her husband.

和她说话的不是别人正是她丈夫。

t was no other than my old friend.

nothing else than 只不过, 仅仅（强调事物）

His failure was due to nothing else than his own careless.

他的失败不因为其它原因, 仅仅因为他的粗心。

A third brother 又一位兄弟

Was supposed = was thought

He was supposed to have died twenty years ago.

Keep secret 保密 （= keep sth to oneself）

Reveal secret 揭露秘密（= make known）

The press reveal the scandal.（n.丑事, 丑闻）（the press 新闻界）

He kept secret for a long time. = He kept it to himself for a long time.

☻12. He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War.

Be obliged to do… = be force to do… 被迫做某事

Feel obliged to do… 有义务做某事

Concealment n.隐藏, 隐蔽, 隐蔽处

in hiding（躲藏着的）= remain in concealment（隐藏着, 躲着）

He remained in hiding at home.

His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action.

The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob.

The only other people who knew the secret 仅知道这个秘密的人

The only other people who finished the work 仅完成这项工作的人

☻.I thought it very difficult to pass the examination.

We all think it our duty to support our parents.

动词 + 宾语（形式宾语it）+ 宾补(名词、形容词) + to do…

☻. Quite unaware of… 形容词短语做状语

unaware adj.不知道的, 没有觉察的(of, that)

be unaware of the danger 没有觉察到危险

He was unaware that I was present. 他不知道我在场。

☻. aware adj.知道的, 明白的 - I was not aware of the fire. 我没有意识到火。

his brothers found it impossible to… （动词 + 宾语 + 宾补 + to do…）

We found it quite impossible to finish the hard work in 2 hours.

It is quite impossible to finish the hard work in 2 hours.

II. Read the passage two or three time. Make sure you understand it. And then in not more than 80 words discribe what happened from the time when the car got past the boulders to the moment it stopped in the shallow pool (Para3). Use your own words as far as possible.

1. Write a list of points (in note form).

2. Connect your points to write a rough draft of the summary. Try to use your own words as far as possible, not only making extracts (摘抄) from the passage. Don’t count the number of the words until you have finished the rough draft.

3. In the rough draft, you are likely to go well over the words limit. Correct your draft carefully, bringing the number of words down to the set limit.

III. Summary-writing points

1. Joined army---Second World War---hated army life---deserted

2. Returned to farm---father hid him---end of war---remained in hiding after war

3. Father told everyone---killed in action

4. Joe and Bob---kept secret---Eric lived as recluse

5. Sleep during day---work at night---‘ghost of Endley’

Summary

Eric jioned the army during the Second World War, but hated army life, so he deserted. He returned to the farm where his father hid him until the end of the war, and he remained in hiding after the war. His father told everyone that he had been killed in action. Joe and Bob kept the secret, so Eric lived as a recluse. He slept during the day and worked at night, so he became the ‘ghost of Endley’.

(79 words)

IV. Letter writing

I have already written several letters to you in the ast few weeks, but I have heard nothing from you. Do I have your correct present address?

Just a few pieces of news about me and the family. I am just about to take my final exams and then I hope to leave school and go to college or university. My brother has a new job and my sister is getting married next year.

I would love to hear from you again. Please write as soon as you can and let me know all the latest news about you and your family.

新概念第三册第30课教案