新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第30課 幽靈之死(1)

　　The Death of a Ghost 幽靈之死

　　For years, villagers believed that Endley Farmwas haunted. The farm was owned by twobrothers, Joe and Bob Cox. They employed afew farmhands, but no one was willing to workthere long.

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

　　多年來，村民們一直認為恩得利農(nóng)場在鬧鬼。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:時間狀語for years放在句首，強調(diào)這個農(nóng)場“鬧鬼”許多年了。

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

　　恩得利農(nóng)場屬于喬考科斯和鮑勃考科斯兄弟倆所有。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:Joe and Bob Cox是two brothers的同位語，起解釋說明的作用。

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

　　他們雇了幾個農(nóng)工，但誰也不愿意在那兒長期工作下去。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:but作轉(zhuǎn)折連詞時，后半句一點是對前半句內(nèi)容的轉(zhuǎn)折或否定。