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The death of a ghost Part-2

              幽灵之死

  Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers. He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War. As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment. 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. Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well. His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob. They did not even tell their wives. When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse. He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley. When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.

ˈɛrɪk hæd bɪn ði ˈɛldəst sʌn ʌv ðə ˈfæməli, ˈvɛri mʌʧ ˈoʊldər ðæn hɪz tu ˈbrʌðərz. hi hæd bɪn əˈblaɪʤd tu ʤɔɪn ði ˈɑrmi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd wɜrld wɔr. æz hi ˈheɪtəd ˈɑrmi laɪf, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tu ˈdɛzɜrt hɪz ˈrɛʤəmənt. wɛn hi lɜrnt ðæt hi wʊd bi sɛnt əˈbrɔd, hi rɪˈtɜrnd tu ðə fɑrm ænd hɪz ˈfɑðər hɪd hɪm ənˈtɪl ði ɛnd ʌv ðə wɔr. ˈfɪrɪŋ ði əˈθɔrətiz, ˈɛrɪk rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˈæftər ðə wɔr æz wɛl. hɪz ˈfɑðər toʊld ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ðæt ˈɛrɪk hæd bɪn kɪld ɪn ˈækʃən. ði ˈoʊnli ˈʌðər ˈpipəl hu nu ðə ˈsikrət wɜr ʤoʊ ænd bɑb. ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˈivɪn tɛl ðɛr waɪvz. wɛn ðɛr ˈfɑðər daɪd, ðeɪ θɔt ɪt ðɛr ˈduti tu kip ˈɛrɪk ɪn ˈhaɪdɪŋ. ɔl ðiz jɪrz, ˈɛrɪk hæd laɪvd æz ə rɪˈklus. hi juzd tu slip ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ ænd wɜrk æt naɪt, kwaɪt ˌʌnəˈwɛr ʌv ðə fækt ðæt hi hæd bɪˈkʌm ðə goʊst ʌv Endley. wɛn hi daɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɪz ˈbrʌðərz faʊnd ɪt ɪmˈpɑsəbəl tu kip ðə ˈsikrət ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər.

  埃里克是这家长子。年龄比他两个弟弟大很多，第二次世界大战期间被迫参军。他讨厌军旅生活，决定逃离所在部队。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。由于害怕当局，埃里克战后继续深藏不露。他的父亲告诉大家，埃里克在战争中被打死了。除此之外，只有乔与鲍知道这个秘密。但他俩连自己的妻子都没告诉。父亲死后，他们兄弟俩认为有责任继续把埃里克藏起来。这些年来，埃里克过着隐士生活，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。他死后，他的弟弟们才觉得无法再保守这个秘密了。

任务配置：L0、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

be obliged to do sth被迫做某事

find it impossible to do sth才觉得无法再做某事

练习感悟：过去的经常做用used to，最近感觉有进步，这是复述带来的。