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47_A_Thirsty_Ghost

47 A Thirsty Ghost

A pub which was recently bought by Mr.Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr.Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.

伊恩·汤普森先生最近才买的一个小酒店现在又要卖出去。汤普森先生之所以想卖它，是因为那里常闹鬼。 他告诉我有天夜里他怎么也睡不着，因为他听到酒吧里传来一阵奇怪的响声。 第二天早上，他发现酒吧间的门被椅子堵上了，家具也被挪动过。 虽然汤普森临睡觉时把灯关了，但早晨灯却都亮着。 他还说他发现了5只空的威士忌酒瓶子，肯定是鬼魂昨天晚上喝的。 当我暗示说一定是村里有些人来喝不花钱的酒时，汤普森先生摇了摇头。 村里的人已经告诉他，即使他把小酒店白送人，他们也不要。

Words

  • is /ɪz/ up /ʌp/ for /fɔr/ sale /sel/ 待售
  • haunted /ˈhɔntɪd/ v. 闹鬼
    1. This room is haunted.
    2. This room was haunted years ago.
    3. This room has been haunted for 5 years.（L10）
    4. He inquired about the room which has been haunted for 5 years.
  • blocked /blɑkt/ v. 阻挡
    1. The doors is blocked by a chair.
    2. is/what/why…
    3. What is blocking the road?
    4. The road must have been blocked by the tree.
  • furniture /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/ n. 家具
    1. By the end of this year, he will have sold the furniture for ten years.（L37）
    2. This is such nice furniture that we must have it now.（L35）
    3. He always complains about the furniture which he bought last month.（L24）
  • shook /ʃʊk/ shake, v. 摇
    1. She is shaking her head on the street.
    2. is/why/who/where…
    3. A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches.
  • thirsty /ˈθɝsti/ adj. 渴的
    1. No one could account for the fact that he is extremely thirsty.（L46）
    2. Everybody was astonished at how thirsty he is.（L46）
    3. Can’t you tell the difference between thirsty and hungry?（L42）
  • whisky /ˈwɪski/ n. 威士忌
    1. He had a glimpse of whisky on the table.（L42）
    2. Neither your mom nor your dad likes to drink whisky.（L25）
    3. You must give up drinking whisky.（L20）
  • ghost /ɡost/ n. 鬼
    1. He is one of those rare people who believes in ghost.（L28）
    2. He believes in ghost.
    3. He used to believe in ghost.（L31）
  • suggest /səˈdʒɛst/ v. 建议
    1. What do you suggest?
  • accept /əkˈsɛpt/ v. 接受
    1. If you gave me your pub, I still wouldn’t accept it.（L40）
    2. You needn’t have accepted his advice.（L41）
    3. I can’t accept your money.

Expressions

  • up for sale 待售
  • be haunted 闹鬼
  • go to sleep 入睡
  • hear a strange noise 听到奇怪的声音
  • a free drink 免费的酒
  • give away 白送