He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley.
白天睡觉,夜里出来干活,一点不知道自己已成了恩得利家场的活鬼。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 30 The death of a ghost

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become [bɪ'kʌm] 词频1
vi. 变为,成为;变得;变成; vt. 适合,适宜;相称,相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为;成为(=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit 反义:remain, keep, stay, get
used [just] 词频2 词根: 使用
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的; v. 使用( use的过去式和过去分词);常常,经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed 反义:unused, unworn
sleep [slip] 词频1
vi.& link-v. 睡,睡觉; vi. 睡,睡觉;睡眠状态; vt. 为…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡觉打发日子; n. 睡眠;
💡 s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡觉 船(ship)上的她入睡(sleep)后像只绵羊(sheep)
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum 反义:awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness
work [wɝk] 词频1
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果; n. 工作,操作;著作;工厂;行为,事业; vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate 反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
night [naɪt] 词频1
n. 夜;晚上;(举行盛事的)夜晚;
"I don't like going out alone at night."
我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
近义:nighttime, nite, evening, nightly, nocturnal, pm 反义:daylight, daytime

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