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1、Lesson30Thedeathofaghost幽灵之死Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Whydidthetwobrotherskeepthesecret? Foryears,villagersbelievedthatEndleyFarmwashunted.Thefarmwasownedbytwobrothers,JoeandBobCox.Theyemployedafewfarmhands,butnoonewaswillingtoworktherelong.Everyti
2、meaworkergaveuphisjob,hetoldthesamestory.Farmlabourerssaidthattheyalwayswokeuptofindthatworkhadbeendoneovernight.Hayhadbeencutandcowshedshadbeencleaned.Afarmworker,whostayedupallnightclaimedtohaveseenafigurecuttingcorninthemoonlight.Intime,itbecameanacceptedfacttheCoxbrothersemp
3、loyedaconscientiousghostthatdidmostoftheirworkforthem. Noonesuspectedthattheremightbesomeoneelseonthefarmwhohadneverbeenseen.Thiswasindeedthecase.Ashorttimeago,villagerswereastonishedtolearnthattheghostofEndleyhaddied.Everyonewenttothefuneral,forthe'ghost'wasnoneotherthanEricC
4、ox,athirdbrotherwhowassupposedtohavediedasayoungman.Afterthefuneral,JoeandBobrevealedasecretwhichtheyhadkeptforoverfiftyyears. Erichadbeentheeldestsonofthefamily,verymucholderthanhistwobrothers.HehadbeenobligedtojointhearmyduringtheSecondWorldWar.Ashehatedarmylife,hedecidedtod
5、eserthisregiment.Whenhelearntthathewouldbesentabroad,hereturnedtothefarmandhisfatherhidhimuntiltheendofthewar.Fearingtheauthorities,Ericremainedinhidingafterthewaraswell.HisfathertoldeverybodythatErichadbeenkilledinaction.TheonlyotherpeoplewhoknewthesecretwereJoeandBob.Theydidno
6、teventelltheirwives.Whentheirfatherdied,theythoughtittheirdutytokeepEricinhiding.Alltheseyears,Erichadlivedasarecluse.Heusedtosleepduringthedayandworkatnight,quiteunawareofthefactthathehadbecometheghostofEndley.Whenhedied,however,hisbrothersfounditimpossibletokeepthesecretanylon
7、ger.Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语 labourern. 劳动者 overnightadv.一夜期间 hayn. 干草 cornn. 谷物 moonlightn. 月光 conscientiousadj.认真的 suspectv. 怀疑 desertv. （军队中）开小差 regimentn. （军队）团 actionn. 战斗 reclusen. 隐士参考译文 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
8、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
