27W/m
32 words
the death of 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 astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died. 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. After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers. He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War. As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment. When he learnt that he would be sent abroad, he returned to the farm and his father hid him until the end of the war. Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well. His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob. They did not even tell their wives. When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse. He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley. When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.
聽(tīng)力速記：
1為什么兩兄弟保守秘密。
2農(nóng)場(chǎng)鬧鬼，兩兄弟是農(nóng)場(chǎng)主。
3每次來(lái)工作的員工都待不長(zhǎng)久，離職后都說(shuō)鬧鬼（有人晚上把活干完了。大家對(duì)認(rèn)識(shí)兄弟雇傭了一個(gè)盡職盡責(zé)的鬼來(lái)干活）
4原來(lái)一直干活的是農(nóng)場(chǎng)主的另一個(gè)兄弟埃里克.考科斯，他最近去世了，大家以為他早死了，這是一個(gè)保持了50年的秘密。
5埃里克是長(zhǎng)兄，二戰(zhàn)去參軍，逃回來(lái)了，父親把他藏了起來(lái)，知道二戰(zhàn)結(jié)束，父親告訴人們，埃里克戰(zhàn)死了。
6埃里克一直過(guò)著隱居的生活，晚上出來(lái)工作，白天干活。
7他死后，秘密告知天下。
新詞 ：
labourer ?n. 勞動(dòng)者 overnight ?adv. 一夜期間 hay ? n. 干草moonlightn. 月光conscientiousadj. 認(rèn)真的suspectv. 懷疑desertv. （軍隊(duì)中）開(kāi)小差 regimentn. （軍隊(duì)）團(tuán)recluse n. 隱士
translation：
多年來(lái)，村民們一直認(rèn)為恩得利農(nóng)場(chǎng)在鬧鬼。恩得利農(nóng)場(chǎng)屬于喬.考科斯和鮑勃.考科斯兄弟倆所有。他們雇了幾個(gè)農(nóng)工，但誰(shuí)也不愿意在那兒長(zhǎng)期工作下去。每次雇工辭職后都敘述著同樣的故事。雇工們說(shuō)，常常一早起來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)有人在夜里把活干了，干草已切好，牛棚也打掃干凈了。有一個(gè)徹夜未眠的雇工還聲稱他看見(jiàn)一個(gè)人影在月光下收割莊稼。隨著時(shí)間的流逝，考科斯兄弟雇了一個(gè)盡心盡責(zé)的鬼，他們家的活大部分都讓鬼給干了，這件事成了公認(rèn)的事實(shí)。
誰(shuí)也沒(méi)想到農(nóng)場(chǎng)竟會(huì)有一個(gè)從未露面的人。但事實(shí)上確有此人。不久之前，村民們驚悉恩得利農(nóng)場(chǎng)的鬼死了。大家都去參加了葬禮，因?yàn)槟恰肮怼辈皇莿e人，正是農(nóng)場(chǎng)主的兄弟埃里克.考科斯。人們以為埃里克年輕時(shí)就死了。葬禮之后，喬和鮑勃透露了他們保守了長(zhǎng)達(dá)50多年的秘密。
埃里克是這個(gè)家庭的長(zhǎng)子。年齡比他兩個(gè)弟弟大很多，二戰(zhàn)期間被迫參軍。他討厭軍旅生活，決定逃離所在部隊(duì)。當(dāng)他了解自己將被派遣出國(guó)時(shí)，他逃回農(nóng)場(chǎng)，父親把他藏了起來(lái)，直到戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束。由于害怕當(dāng)局，埃里克戰(zhàn)后繼續(xù)深藏不露。他的父親告訴大家，埃里克在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中被打死了。除此之外，只有喬與鮑知道這個(gè)秘密。但他倆連自己的妻子都沒(méi)告訴。父親死后，他們兄弟倆認(rèn)為有責(zé)任繼續(xù)把埃里克藏起來(lái)。這些年來(lái)，埃里克過(guò)著隱士生活，白天睡覺(jué)，夜里出來(lái)干活，一點(diǎn)不知道自己已成了恩得利家場(chǎng)的活鬼。他死后，他的弟弟們才覺(jué)得無(wú)法再保守這個(gè)秘密了。
聽(tīng)力辨識(shí)度；
元音節(jié)部分 ?story??labourers?cowsheds ??indeed ?funeral?Eric Cox?funeral。 Fearing the authorities，recluse
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For many years, villagers believed that endley恩得利 farm was haunted.The farm belongs to Joe cox and Bob cox.They hired a fewfarmers, but no one wanted to work there long.Every time an employee resigns, he tells the same story.The hired hands said that they often woke up early to find that someone had done their work at night, that the hay had been cut and the cowshed had been cleaned.An employee who stayed up all night claimed to have seen a figure cutting crops in the moonlight.As time went on, the cox brothers hired a conscientious ghost, and the fact that most of their lives had been left to the ghost was accepted.
No one suspected that there would be a man at the farm who had never been seen.But there's actually this guy.Not long ago, villagers were surprised to learn that the ghost of endley was dead.Everyone went to the funeral, for the "ghost" was no one but the farmer's brother, Eric cox.People thought that Eric died when he was young.After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed that they had kept the secret for more than 50 years.
Eric is the eldest son of the family.He was much older than his two younger brothers and was forced to join the army during world war ii.He hated army life and decided to flee his regiment.When he knew he would be sent abroad, he fled back to the farm, where his father hid him until the war was over.Fearing the authorities, Eric continued to hide behind the war.His father told everyone that Eric was killed in the war.Only Joe and Bob knew the secret.But they didn't even tell their wives.After their father died, the two brothers thought it was their duty to keep Eric in hiding.Over the years, Eric lived in a hermit, slept during the day, worked out at night, and had no idea that he was the ghost of endley.After his death, his brothers felt unable to keep the secret.
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