💬 新概念英语第三册
共 1411 条英汉对照例句 · 第 20 页
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
A farm worker, who stayed up all night claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight.
有一个彻夜未眠的雇工还声称他看见一个人影在月光下收割庄稼。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
In time, it became an accepted fact the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.
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。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen.
谁也没想到农场竟会有一个从未露面的人。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
This was indeed the case.
但事实上确有此人。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died.
不久之前，村民们惊悉恩得利农场的鬼死了。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
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.
大家都去参加了葬礼，因为那“鬼”不是别人，正是农场主的兄弟埃里克。考科斯。人们以为埃里克年轻时就死了。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.
葬礼之后，乔和鲍勃透露了他们保守了长达50多年的秘密。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers.
埃里克是这家长子。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War.
年龄比他两个弟弟大很多，第二次世界大战期间被迫参军。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment.
他讨厌军旅生活，决定逃离所在部队。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
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.
当他了解自己将被派遣出国时，他逃回农场，父亲把他藏了起来，直到战争结束。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well.
由于害怕当局，埃里克战后继续深藏不露。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action.
他的父亲告诉大家，埃里克在战争中被打死了。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob.
除此之外，只有乔与鲍知道这个秘密。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
They did not even tell their wives.
但他俩连自己的妻子都没告诉。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding.
父亲死后，他们兄弟俩认为有责任继续把埃里克藏起来。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse.
这些年来，埃里克过着隐士生活，
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
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。
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.
他死后，他的弟弟们才觉得无法再保守这个秘密了。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.
真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
他们不顾社会习俗，意识不到自己所作所为有什么特殊之处。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬，因为他们给平淡单一的日常生活增添了色彩。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town.
理查德。科尔森生前是我们镇上最有名望的人之一。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life.
他是个精明能干、有钱的商人，但镇上大部分人对他生活中的这一个方面几乎一无所知。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.
大家都管他叫迪基。早在他去世前很久，他的古怪行为就成了传奇故事了。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
Dickie disliked snobs intensely.
迪基痛恨势利小人。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
Though he owned a large car,
尽管他有一辆豪华小轿车，
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot.
但却很少使用，常常喜欢以步代车。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
Even when it was raining heavily, he refused to carry an umbrella.
即使大雨倾盆，他也总是拒绝带伞。
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower.
一天，他遇上一场瓢泼大雨，淋得透湿。