1、Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死幽灵之死 Labourer n.劳动者劳动者(劳工)n-强调使用体力,而不是技能,在户外工作。nWorkman n.技工,工匠 -具有某种工艺技能的半熟练工人nworker n.工人(泛指)n-具有更高水平的工人n-white-collar worker 白领职员(指非体力劳动者)n-blue-collar worker 蓝领工人(指体力劳动者)n-a factory worker 工厂工人/farm worker 雇农,农业工人nfarmhand(n.农业工人,农场工人)=farm labourers=farm worke
2、rnLabour 劳动劳动 常指极其艰苦的体力劳动等。常指极其艰苦的体力劳动等。nWork 工作,劳动,是一般用语,泛指各类工工作,劳动,是一般用语,泛指各类工作。作。nTask 工作,任务,指某项具体的工作或任务。工作,任务,指某项具体的工作或任务。nLabour 和和work 是不可数名词。是不可数名词。Task是可数是可数名词。名词。Conscientious adj.认真的认真的nConscientious adj.尽责的尽责的,凭良心的凭良心的,谨慎的谨慎的n-a conscientious teacher n-a conscientious worker 勤勤恳恳的工作者ncons
3、cious adj.有意识的有意识的,神志清醒的神志清醒的n-He is hurt but still conscious.他受了伤,不过神志还清醒。nconscious adj.了解的了解的,察觉的察觉的n-She was not conscious of his presence in the room.她不晓得他在这房间里。n-I was conscious of her presence.我知道她在场。nNothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidit
4、y.n世界上再没有比纯粹的无知和认真的愚蠢更危险的了。nHe is conscientious about his work.n他对工作是认真负责的。Suspect v.怀疑怀疑nSuspect vt.怀疑,猜疑,疑心 -I suspected her motives.nSuspect sb to be -suspect him to be ill 猜想他病了 -I suspect him to be a spy.nsuspect sb of doing/n -I suspect him of stealing the car.n-suspect sb.of giving false info
5、rmation n-suspect sb.of a crime 怀疑某人犯罪nSuspect thatn-I suspect that his girlfriend hide her true feelings.n-We suspect theyll be a little late.nSuspicion n.猜疑猜疑,怀疑怀疑nSuspicious adj.可疑的可疑的,引起怀疑的引起怀疑的 n-Cats are suspicious of human beings.Suspect表示一种肯定的语义表示一种肯定的语义,Doubt 表示一种否定的语义表示一种否定的语义nDoubt vt.怀疑怀
6、疑,不信不信,拿不准(用拿不准(用 that,往往表示非常往往表示非常怀疑)怀疑)n-I doubt the truth of it.我怀疑它的真实性。n-I doubt that he will come.我看他不见得会来。n-I doubt whether if he is at home.我看他不一定在家。n-I do not doubt(but)that he can recite it.我相信他能把它背下来。n-Can you doubt that he will win?你不相信他会获胜吗?n-I doubt what he said.我不相信他说的话。nDoubtful adj.
7、怀疑的;不信任的怀疑的;不信任的n-It is doubtful that he will come.nDoubtable adj.可疑的可疑的,令人怀疑的令人怀疑的Desert v.(军队中)开小差(军队中)开小差n-The soldier deserted his army.这个士兵开小差。nDesert vt.vi.遗弃,抛弃,舍弃(=abandon vt.放弃,遗弃;违背法律、道义、责任、信仰n-desert the army,desert school,desert his duty,desert his familynAbandon vt.抛弃,舍弃,离弃(被迫放弃所喜爱的或所负责
8、的东西)n-He had to abandon his favorite research because of the war.n-abandon ones home 离弃家园n-He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money.他抛弃了妻子还带走了两人所有的钱。nForsake vt.(-sook,-saken)舍弃,放弃,背弃,和脱离关系n-He forsook his family.n-He has forsaken his wife and children.他遗弃了他的妻子和孩子。n革除(旧风习等),抛弃(坏习惯)n-
9、You must forsake your bad habits.你必须革除你的坏习惯。nDiscard vt.放弃,丢弃,抛弃(=give up as useless)n-Everyday we discard a large amount of rubbish.textnHaunt vt.闹鬼n-It is said that the public house was haunted.nHaunt vt.常去,常到(某地)=visit somewhere every oftenn-He haunted this cinema.nHer smiles still haunt my mind/
10、memory/imagination.Every time=whenever 引导时间状语从句n-Every time I listen to his advice,I get into trouble.n=Whenever I listen to his advice,I get into trouble.nWake up to find that 醒过来时醒过来时,结果发结果发现现n-He woke up to find that he was surrounded by a large crowd of people.n-He hurried to the post office onl
11、y to find that it was shut.(表示遗憾的结果用only)nThey dont have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre,the cinema or the opera,only to discover,perhaps,that the show is disappointing.claimed to don-He claimed to have seen the puma.n-Seamen claimed to have seen monsters.nSee sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事nstay u
12、p 不睡觉不睡觉,留在原地,原地不动(留在原地,原地不动(=not to go to bed)n=sit up 坐起,端坐,熬夜n-The boy sat up to see the film.nWait up for 等候着不睡等候着不睡n-Dont wait up for me;Ill be home very late.nburn the midnight oil 开夜车开夜车n-I have to burn the midnight oil to tonight to complete work.In time 最后,终于with time/as time goes on/as tim
13、e slips by/as time flashes bynIt became an accepted fact that 变成了一个大家都接受的事实nThat引导同位语从句,补充说明fact。n-It becomes an accepted fact that the puma is still at large.n=Everybody had already accepted the fact that the puma is still at large.nbe astonished to do sth(可代替do的词:see,learn,hear,find,know,discover)
14、none other than=no other than 不是别的,正是.(强调人)(强调人)n-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。n-It was no other than my old friend.nNone but no one butnNothing other thannNothing butnnothing else than 只不过只不过,仅仅(强调事物)仅仅(强调事物)n-His failure was due to nothing else than his own careless remain in n1.n呆在屋里,不外出:n例句:nYou have to remain in till the weather improves.你必须呆在屋里,等天气好了再出去。n2.n保持处于(某种状态):n例句:nThe typewriter remained in good condition after having been used for ten years or so.这台打字机用了大约十年了,还这么好。