panic 惊慌而且是可数名词。

第32课 A lost ship

1、 Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the

contents of the sea-chest proved them wrong.

船员们开始认为沉船找着了，但海底沉箱内的物品证明他们弄错了。

第31课 A lovable eccentric

1、 They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything

extraordinary.

他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬，因为他们给平淡单一的日常生活增添了色彩。

2、 Dickie disliked snobs intensely.

迪基痛恨势利小人。

intensely 表达强烈的感情。

3、 One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caought in a particularly heavy

shower.

一天，他遇上一场瓢泼大雨，淋得透湿。

4、 It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics to not always

know what they are talking about.

他花了4年时间策划这出精心设计的闹剧，只是想证明评论家们有时并不解他们所谈论的事情。

第30课 The death of a ghost

1、 They employed a few farm hands, …

他们雇了几个农工，

2、 In timedid most of their work for them.

随着时间的流逝，他们家的活大部分都让鬼给干了，这件事成了公认的事实。

3、 This was indeed the case.

但事实上确有此人。

4、 Everyone went to the funeral, for the ghost was none other than Eric Cox, ….

大家都去参加了葬礼，因为那“鬼”不是别人，正是农场主的兄弟埃里克.考科斯。

5、desert his regiment.