Lesson 30 The Death of A Ghost
labourer n. 劳动者
She still lives on the farm where he worked as a labourery” and “labourer”, is therefore a person employed to earn points, equipment or other goods in an online game.
and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants. 谷物 (指小麦、燕麦等); (小麦、燕麦等的) 谷粒
A farm worker, who stayed up all night, claimed to have seen a figure( a dark human shape) cutting corn in the moonlight.
Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.
suspicion n. 猜疑，怀疑
There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for drug testing.
worker) worker 泛指劳动者 gold collar worker
manual worker / mental worker workman 指具有某种工艺技能的工匠
overnight adv. 一夜期间，通宵地; 在夜间
Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight. (during the night)
We knew war was coming, and were determined to make hay while we could.
我们知道战争即将来临，所以决定尽可能抓紧时 机。
corn n. 谷物 used to refer to crops (n. 农作物) such as wheat
No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen.
suspect sb. to be I suspect him to be a spy.
suspicious adj.可疑的；怀疑的；多疑的
overnight adv.突然地
The rules are not going to change overnight. 这些规则是不会突然改变的。 overnight adj.突然的 overnight millionaire 暴发户
In 1970 he became an overnight success in America.
由此可知，playbourer（游戏工人）（play（玩 ）和labourer（劳工）两个词的合成词）就是被 雇来赚取在线游戏中的点数、装备或其他物资 的人。
labour n.劳动; (总称) 劳动力
labour intensity / Labour Day labourer 特别强调使用体力 farmhand 农场雇工 (farm labourer / farm
a conscientious teacher
In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.
We are generally very conscientious about our work.
我们一般对工作都是很认真的。
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
corn n.玉米; 玉米粒
...rows of corn in an Iowa field. …爱荷华州农田里成排的玉米。
We're having corn-on-the-cob for lunch. 我们吃玉米棒子当午饭。
conscientious adj. 认真的，尽责的；本着良心的
1970年他在美国一夜之间成了成功人士。
hay n. 干草
.bales of hay. …一捆捆的干草 Cows feed on hay. 奶牛以干草为生。
Hay had been cut .
PHRASE If you say that someone is making hay or is making hay while the sun shines, you mean that they are taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to. 晒草要趁好太阳; 抓紧时机
世界上再也没有比纯粹的无知和认真的愚蠢更危 险的了。
suspect v. 怀疑 suspect sb of doing 怀疑某人做了某事 suspect sb of sth 怀疑 ; 就某事怀疑某人 I suspected him of stealing the car.
He suspected that his girlfriend tried to hide her true feelings.