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新概念英语第三册口语：The Death of a Ghost幽灵之死

For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted. 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人 cutting corn in the moonlight. In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.

1.For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted.

多年来，村民们一直认为恩得利农场在闹鬼。

语言点:句子结构分析:时间状语for years放在句首，强调这个农场“闹鬼”许多年了。

2.The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox.

恩得利农场属于乔考科斯和鲍勃考科斯兄弟俩所有。

语言点:句子结构分析:Joe and Bob Cox是two brothers的同位语，起解释说明的作用。