课文对话 · A thirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂（课本 Lesson 47，印刷页 210-213）
1A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale.
伊恩·汤普森先生最近才买的一个小酒店现在又要卖出去。
2Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted /'hɔːntɪd/ v. （鬼）来访，闹鬼.
汤普森先生之所以想卖它，是因为那里常闹鬼。
3He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar.
他告诉我有天夜里他怎么也睡不着，因为他听到酒吧间里传来一阵奇怪的响声。
4The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked /blɒkt/ v. 堵 by chairs and the furniture /'fɜːnɪtʃə/ n. 家具 had been moved.
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。
5Though Mr. Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning.
虽然汤普森临睡觉时把灯关上了，但早晨灯却都亮着。
6He also said that he had found five empty whisky /'wɪski/ n. 威士忌酒 bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
他还说他发现了5只空的威士忌酒瓶子，这肯定是鬼魂头天晚上喝的。
7When I suggested /sə'dʒestɪd/ v. 暗示 that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook /ʃʊk/ v. 摇动 his head.
当我提出可能是某些村民进来偷喝了他的免费饮料时，汤普森先生摇了摇头。
8The villagers have told him that they will not accept /ək'sept/ v. 接受 the pub even if he gives it away.
村民们已经告诉过他，即使他把小酒店白送人，他们也不要。
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