ziq的ScalersTalk第五轮新概念朗读持续力训练2020
练习材料：L30-2：The death of a ghost 时长：1'06
Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers.
ˈɛrɪk hæd bɪn ði ˈɛldəst sʌn ʌv ðə ˈfæməli, ˈvɛri mʌʧ ˈoʊldər ðæn hɪz tu ˈbrʌðərz.
He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War.
hi hæd bɪn əˈblaɪʤd tu ʤɔɪn ði ˈɑrmi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd wɜrld wɔr.
As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment.
æz hi ˈheɪtəd ˈɑrmi laɪf, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tu ˈdɛzɜrt hɪz ˈrɛʤəmənt.
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.
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.
Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well.
ˈfɪrɪŋ ði əˈθɔrətiz, ˈɛrɪk rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˈæftər ðə wɔr æz wɛl.
His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action.
hɪz ˈfɑðər toʊld ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ðæt ˈɛrɪk hæd bɪn kɪld ɪn ˈækʃən.
The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob.
ði ˈoʊnli ˈʌðər ˈpipəl hu nu ðə ˈsikrət wɜr ʤoʊ ænd bɑb.
They did not even tell their wives. When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding.
ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˈivɪn tɛl ðɛr waɪvz. wɛn ðɛr ˈfɑðər daɪd, ðeɪ θɔt ɪt ðɛr ˈduti tu kip ˈɛrɪk ɪn ˈhaɪdɪŋ.
All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse. He used to sleep during the day and work at night,
ɔl ðiz jɪrz, ˈɛrɪk hæd laɪvd æz ə rɪˈklus. hi juzd tu slip ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ ænd wɜrk æt naɪt,
quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley.
kwaɪt ˌʌnəˈwɛr ʌv ðə fækt ðæt hi hæd bɪˈkʌm ðə goʊst ʌv Endley.
When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.
wɛn hi daɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɪz ˈbrʌðərz faʊnd ɪt ɪmˈpɑsəbəl tu kip ðə ˈsikrət ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
regiment：a large group of soldiers, or (more generally) any large number of things or people
desert /ˈdez.ɚt/ noun （an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants）
desert/dɪˈzɝːt/ verb (RUN AWAY)
recluse：a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people
练习感悟：总是想着放弃，但不能，一定要逼自己
Recently, I have been lived as a reculse.
