传说(营造悬念)_夸克英语笔记

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For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted.

rumor has it that ... ^{有传言说…}	Rumor has it that / It's rumored that she only married him for his money.
it's rumored that ... ^{有传言说…}	Rumor has it that / It's rumored that the girl had eloped with her teacher.
word has it that ... ^据说...	Word has it that John is going to keep a dog as a pet.
legend has it that ... ^传说...	Legend has it that Qu Yuan, a great poet of the Warring States period, threw himself into the Mi Luo River when he heard his homeland had been invaded.

haunt	v.（鬼魂）出没	A headless man haunts the castle. The castle is haunted.
haunt	v.萦绕在…心头(挥之不去)	He is haunted by the experience of failure. I'm haunted by homesickness.

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

The farm was possessed by two brothers, ... ^替换
The farm was in the possession of two brothers, ...^替换
The farm belonged to two brothers, ...^{替换(主动)}

They employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long.

employ sb. ^雇佣...	The company decided to employ more staff to meet the demand. ^{公司决定雇佣更多员工以满足需求。}
hire sb. ^{聘用、雇佣}	We need to hire a new manager for the sales department. ^{我们需要为销售部门聘用一位新经理。}
engage sb. ^{雇佣、聘任...}	The firm engaged a consultant to improve their business strategy.^{公司聘请了一位顾问来改进他们的业务策略。}
take on sb. ^{雇佣；接纳...}	They are planning to take on additional workers for the project.^{他们计划为这个项目雇佣更多工人。}
appoint sb. ^{任命、指定...}	He has been appointed (as) chief executive officer of the company.
fire sb. ^{解雇某人...}	The company decided to fire him for misconduct. ^{公司决定因行为不当解雇他。}
dismiss sb. ^{解雇、辞退...}	She was dismissed from her job due to budget cuts. ^{她因为预算削减被辞退了。}
sack sb. / give sb. the sack ^{炒鱿鱼(给sb.一麻袋走人...)}	They sacked him for repeated lateness. ^{他们因为他多次迟到而炒了他的鱿鱼。}
lay off sb. ^{下岗(短期解聘)}	The factory had to lay off many workers during the recession. ^{工厂在经济衰退期间不得不让许多工人下岗。}
suspend sb. ^停职	The two police officers have been suspended until an enquiry is carried out.

be willing to do ^{愿意做某事}	She is willing to help with the project.^{她愿意帮助这个项目。}
be ready to do ^{准备做某事(在本文中表乐意)}	We are ready to start the meeting.^{我们准备好开始会议了。} ..but no one was ready to work there long. ^{但没有人愿意在那里长时间工作。}
be prepared to do ^{准备做某事(在本文中表乐意)}	He is prepared to take on new responsibilities.^{他准备好承担新的责任。} ..but no one was prepared to work there long. ^{但没有人愿意在那里长时间工作。}

做状语^{（否定句、疑问句）}		做状语^{（肯定句）}
long	for long	a long time	for a long time
Have you known him (for) long? I haven't known him (for) long.		I have known him (for) a long time. We had to wait a heck of a long time!

Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story.

whenever
every time (when)	a worker gave up his job, he told the same story.
no matter when

resign ^v.辞职

give up one's job ^放弃工作	She decided to give up her job to travel the world. ^{她决定放弃工作去环游世界。}
leave one's job ^离开工作	He left his job to pursue higher education. ^{他离开工作去继续深造。}
quit one's job ^退出工作	They quit their jobs to start their own business. ^{他们辞去工作去创业。}

retire ^{v. 退休}

the same story ^{同样的故事}	it's the same old story ^{还是老问题（习语）}
It's the same story in the US. ^{在美国，情况也是同样。}	It's the same old story: too much work and not enough time.
it's a long story ^说来话长	to cut / make a long story short ^长话短说
It's a long story. Where shall I start? ^{说来话长。我从哪儿说起呢？}	To make a long story short, he is a very talkative person. ^{简而言之，他是个很健谈的人。}
It's a different story ^{不是一回事}	It's another story ^{这是另一码事}
It's a different story for the hens. ^{对母鸡来说，情况就完全不同了。}	But it's another story in urban and suburban areas. ^{但在市区和城市郊区却是另一番情况。}

Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.

to do	目的	通常放在主句之后，可以紧接着动词，也可以放在句尾。直接指出动作的目的，易于理解，它通常用于说明为什么某人做某事，或某事发生的原因。
	结果	动词不定式作结果状语时（尤其在表示随后发生的动作时）多表示意料之外的不愉快的结果。此时常在动词不定式前加上only以进一步加强意料之外的语气。
	条件	与主要句子部分形成条件关系来表示在某个条件下才会发生或进行的动作。不定式短语通常表示在满足某个条件时所要进行的行动或达到的结果。
	原因	解释某个动作或情况的原因或动机，不定式短语用来说明为什么某人做某事，或者为什么某事会发生。通常跟在表示情感或状态的形容词后面。

He got home to learn that his father was ill. ^结果得知
Jim turned round to see that Mary was weeping. ^结果看见
He got to the station only to be told the train had gone. ^{结果被告知}
She saved money to buy a car.^{目的为了买车}
To succeed in your career, you need to work hard. ^{要在事业上取得成功，你需要努力工作。}
To travel abroad, you need a valid passport. ^{要出国旅行，你需要一本有效的护照。}
I am happy to help you. ^{解释高兴的原因}
She was shocked to see the damage. ^{解释被震惊到的原因}

A farm worker, who stayed up all night, claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight.

stay up / sit up ^{熬夜(主动不睡觉)}

He sat up all night, preparing for the exam.

burn the midnight oil ^{（习语）熬夜}

a night owl ^夜猫子

wait up (for sb.) ^{等某人回来而没有睡觉}

I should go—Marie will be waiting up for me.

toss and turn ^{翻来覆去、辗转反侧：在床上因无法入睡而不停地翻来覆去。}

Do you toss and turn all night? ^{你是否整夜辗转难眠？}
You toss and turn, but sleep won't come.^{你辗转反侧，但总也睡不着。}
Don't toss and turn. ^{不要在床上翻来覆去。}

not sleep a wink ^一夜未眠

I didn't sleep a wink last night with all that noise.

not get a wink of sleep ^一夜未眠

I didn't get a wink of sleep last night with all that noise.

《NCE》中其它关于睡眠的描述

During the day, sleep comes in snatches.^NCE3-44
... lulls you to sleep. ^NCE3-44
The dream-like music lulls me to sleep.
He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar.
After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.

claim to have done ^{动词不定式的完成时}

claim to do ^{要做还没做（未发生）}	claim to have + done ^{比claim发生得更早}
So far, no organization has claimed to be responsible for the accident. I do not claim to be an authority.^{我并不宣称自己是权威人士。}	for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

in the moonlight ^{在月光之中（ in the moon）}

in the sunlight / in the sunshine / in the sun ^{在阳光之中}
in the moonlight ^{（在月光中）} / by moonlight^{（借着月光）}

In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.

in time ^{逐渐地；慢慢地：随着时间的推移。}

You'll get used to it in time.^{你迟早会习惯的。}

in due time ^{在适当的时候、终于}

You will be told in due time. ^{我会在合适的时间告诉你的。}
He arrived here in due time. ^{现在他们要把我捧起来，正是时候。}
The facts will be known in due time. ^{这些事实将在适当的时候披露。}

with time ^{随着时间的推移、流逝（逐渐地；慢慢地）}

His influence has diminished with time. ^{随着时间的推移，他的影响已不如从前了。}
Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time. ^{火星和地球的轨道随着时间而发生改变。}
With time he came to revise his opinion of the profession. ^{随着时间的推移，他开始修正自己对这一职业的看法。}
Have they aged with time? ^{他们是否和岁月一起老去了？}

with the passing / passage of time ^{随着时间的流逝（时光匆匆）}

This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing. ^{生命力随着时间的流失而衰退叫做衰老。}
Her confidence grew with the passage of time. ^{她的信心与日俱增。}

造句：It has become an accepted fact that a bad practice is prevailing in the medical field. Doctors prescribe much more expensive medicine than necessary and patients, for their part, have to give doctors 'hongbao', money in a red envelope, for better treatment and safer surgery.^{现在医务界弥漫着一种不正之风，这已经成了一个公认的事实。医生给病人开出过分昂贵的药，而病人不得不给医生掏红包以换取更好的治疗和更安全的手术。}

传说(营造悬念)

For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted.

haunt

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.

resign v.辞职

retire v. 退休

Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.

A farm worker, who stayed up all night, claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight.

stay up / sit up 熬夜(主动不睡觉)

burn the midnight oil （习语）熬夜

wait up (for sb.) 等某人回来而没有睡觉

toss and turn 翻来覆去、辗转反侧：在床上因无法入睡而不停地翻来覆去。

not sleep a wink 一夜未眠

not get a wink of sleep 一夜未眠

《NCE》中其它关于睡眠的描述

claim to have done 动词不定式的完成时

in the moonlight 在月光之中（ in the moon）

In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.

in time 逐渐地；慢慢地：随着时间的推移。

in due time 在适当的时候、终于

with time 随着时间的推移、流逝（逐渐地；慢慢地）

with the passing / passage of time 随着时间的流逝（时光匆匆）

resign ^v.辞职

retire ^{v. 退休}

stay up / sit up ^{熬夜(主动不睡觉)}

burn the midnight oil ^{（习语）熬夜}

wait up (for sb.) ^{等某人回来而没有睡觉}

toss and turn ^{翻来覆去、辗转反侧：在床上因无法入睡而不停地翻来覆去。}

not sleep a wink ^一夜未眠

not get a wink of sleep ^一夜未眠

claim to have done ^{动词不定式的完成时}

in the moonlight ^{在月光之中（ in the moon）}

in time ^{逐渐地；慢慢地：随着时间的推移。}

in due time ^{在适当的时候、终于}

with time ^{随着时间的推移、流逝（逐渐地；慢慢地）}

with the passing / passage of time ^{随着时间的流逝（时光匆匆）}