1、Lesson47A thirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂Whatevidenceisthereofaghost?A public house 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 h
2、e 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 a
3、lso 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 no
4、t accept the pub even if he gives it away. 参考译文伊恩·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
5、，即使他把小酒店白送人，他们也不要。一、Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语thirstya.贪杯的，口渴的ghostn.鬼魂hauntv.(鬼)来访，闹鬼blockn.一座大楼furnituren.家具whiskyn.威士忌酒suggestv.暗示acceptv.接受1. thirsty ['θə:sti] adj. thirstier, thirstiest 1) 口渴的 eg. I am very thirsty. 我感到非常口渴。 /I feel very thir
6、sty. eg. I am thirsty to death. 我渴得要命。eg. I’m hungry to death. 我饿得要死。 eg. I’m hot to death. 我热死了。 eg. I’m frightened to death. 我吓死了。 2) 渴望的 eg. We are thirsty for knowledge. 我们渴望知识。 eg. The young politician was thirsty for power. 那个年轻的政治家渴望权势。3) a th
7、irsty ghost （喻）嗜酒的鬼魂thirst [θə:st] 1) n. [U] 渴 eg. They lost their way in the desert and died of thirst. 他们在沙漠中迷路了，然后死于干渴。 2) n. [C] 热望，渴望 (single) the thirst for sth 对……的渴望 the thirst for knowledge 对知识的渴望 the thirst for fame 对名誉的渴望the thirst for re
8、venge 渴望复仇 revenge [ri'vendʒ] n.报仇, 报复 vt.为…报仇, 报…之仇 2. ghost [ɡəust] n. 1) 幽灵，鬼 eg. Very few people believe in ghost 很少有人相信鬼 eg. Very few people believe in ghost story 很少有人相信鬼的故事 ghost story 鬼故事，怪谈 2) 幻影般的东西，幻象，一点点 eg. He hasn’t got the ghost of a c
