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1、新概念英语第三册Lesson30ThedeathofaghostForyearsvillagersbelievedthatEndleyfarmwashaunted.Thefarmwasownedbytwobrothers,JoeandBertCox.Theyemployedafewfarmhands,butnoonewaswillingtoworktherelong.Everytimeaworkergaveuphisjob,hetoldthesamestory.Farmlabourers['leibə]劳动, 劳工, 分娩sa
2、idthattheyalwayswokeuptofindtheworkhadbeendoneovernight.Hayhadbeencutandcowshedshadbeencleaned.Afarmworker,whostayedupallnight,claimedtohaveseenafigurecuttingcorn [kɔ:n]谷物, 玉米, 伤感平庸作品inthemoonlight.Intime,itbecameanacceptedfactthattheCoxbrothersemployedaconscientiou
3、s[.kɔnʃi'enʃəs]认真的, 谨慎的ghostthatdidmostoftheirworkforthem.Noonesuspectedthattheremightbesomeoneelseonthefarmwhohadneverbeenseen.Thiswasindeedthecase.Ashorttimeago,villagerswereastonishedtolearnthattheghostofEndleyhaddied.Everyonewenttothefuneral,forthe'ghost'wasnone
4、otherthanEricCox,athirdbrotherwhowassupposedtohavediedasayoungman.Afterthefuneral,JoeandBertrevealed[ri'vi:l] 显示, 透露, 揭示, 展现asecretwhichtheyhadkeptforoverfortyyears.Erichadbeentheeldestsonofthefamily.Hehadbeenobliged[ə'blaidʒd]义不容辞的, 感激的tojointhearmyduringthefirstW
5、orldWar.Ashehatedarmylifehedecidedtodeserthisregiment['redʒimənt]（军队）团, 大量（人或物）.Whenhelearntthathewouldbesentabroad,hereturnedtothefarmandhisfartherhidhimuntiltheendofthewar.Fearingtheauthorities[ɔ:'θɔritis]当局, 官方,Ericremainedinhidingafterthewaraswell.Hisfathertolde
6、verybodythatErichadbeenkilledinaction.TheonlyotherpeoplewhoknewthesecretwereJoeandBert.Theydidnoteventelltheirwives.Whentheirfatherdied,theythoughtittheirdutytokeepEricinhiding.Alltheseyears,Erichadlivedasarecluse（隐遁者,寂寞者）.Heusedtosleepduringthedayandworkatnight,qui
7、teunawareofthefactthathehadbecometheghostofEndley.Whenhedied,however,hisbrothersfounditimpossibletokeepthesecretanylonger. 多年来，村民们一直认为恩得利农场在闹鬼。恩得利农场属于乔.考科斯和鲍勃.考科斯兄弟俩所有。他们雇了几个农工，但谁也不愿意在那儿长期工作下去。每次雇工辞职后都叙述着同样的故事。雇工们说，常常一早起来发现有人在夜里把活干了，干草已切好，牛棚也打扫干净了。有一个彻夜未眠的雇工还声称他看见一个
8、人影在月光下收割庄稼。随着时间的流逝，考科斯兄弟雇了一个尽心尽责的鬼，他们家的活大部分都让鬼给干了，这件事成了公认的事实。谁也没想到农场竟会有一个从未露面的人。但事实上确有此人。不久之前，村民们惊悉恩得利农场的鬼死了。大家都去参加了葬礼，因为那“鬼”不是别人，正是农场主的兄弟
