Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.
雇工們說，常常一早起來發現有人在夜里把活干了，
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 在晚上;在夜里;突然;很快;
adj. 一整夜的;晚上的;突然的;很快的;
n. 前一天的晚上;一夜的逗留;
vi. 過一夜;
?? over 越過 + night夜 → ad.一夜；突然
"We stayed overnight in London after the theatre."
我們看完戲后在倫敦住了一晚。
近義：fedex, quick, express, fast, lately, recently
反義：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
n. 農場，農莊;農家;畜牧場;農田;
vt. 耕種;養殖;承包，包出;佃出（土地）;
vi. 經營農場;
?? 在 農場揮動手臂“伐木” 農場在遠遠的(far)的山(m)下
"the conversion of farm buildings into family homes"
農場建筑物改建為家庭住宅
近義：ranch, rancho, farmhouse, raise, cultivate, grow
反義：settlement, town, burg
adj. [律]上述的;少說為妙;（做）某事有/沒有很多優點（或好處）：某事物有/沒有多少可說的;說到底;
v. 說，講( say的過去式和過去分詞 );表明;念;說明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義：indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
v. 發現;找到;查明;發覺;
n. 發現物;被發現的人;
?? 翻的(諧音): 找東西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我們到處尋找,但仍沒能找到.
近義：learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反義：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
vt.& vi. 使工作;使運作;操作;使產生效果;
n. 工作，操作;著作;工廠;行為，事業;
vt. 使工作;操作;經營;使緩慢前進;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近義：labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反義：idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam