A thirsty ghost嗜酒的鬼魂
【课文】
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 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.
【课文翻译】
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，即使他把小酒店白送人，他们也不要。
【生词和短语】
thirsty adj. 贪杯的
ghost n. 鬼魂
haunt v. (鬼)来访，闹鬼
block v. 堵
furniture n. 家具
whisky n. 威士忌酒
suggest v. 暗示
shake v. 摇动
accept v. 接受
【知识点讲解】
1 thirsty adj. 贪婪的，渴的
be thirsty for 渴望得到，意思相近的短语还有be hungry for
I am thirsty for the book.
我想得到那本书。
2 The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture 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。
furniture n. 家具,是不可数名词
a piece of furniture 一件家具
a set of furniture 一套家具
动词形式是furnish vt.布置, 装备, 提供
The shop furnishes everything that is needed for camping.
这家商店供应各种野营用品。
3 A 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。
be up for 有待于...为了某一目的干……
This problem is up for discussion.这个问题有待于讨论
4 He 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，因为他听到酒吧里传 来一阵奇怪的响声。
(1)coming是现在分词，用来进一步说明宾语noise，在语法上称作宾语补足语。
(2)hear同see，watch，feel，notice等感观动词一样，其宾语后所接的不定式不含to。但是，hear用于被动语态时，不定式中要含to
I often hear her sing.
我常听到她唱歌。
She is often heard to sing.
(3)hear of sb表示“听说过某人”，不一定用耳朵去听，在报道上看到的也可以。
I have heard of the hero through the press.
我曾在报刊上读到过这个英雄。
(4)hear from可表示“收到……寄来的信”，后可接表示人或地方的词。
I hear from him every week.
我每周都收到他的来信。
I have not heard from England for several months.
我好几个月都没有收到他来自英国的信息了。
要注意的是，在回信时，开首提及收到对方的信，习惯上用receive your letter来代替hear from you。
(5)hear from ... that/how等不一定表示“收到……的信”，可以是“听说”等其他含义。
I have heard from your father that you are in Beijing.
我听你父亲说你在北京。
5 The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture 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。
block做名词时，意思为：街区, 木块, 石块, 大楼, 一组, 阻塞(物), 障碍(物)
做动词意思为“阻塞”
Walk two blocks down the street and go past the city hall.
顺这条街走两个街区，过市政厅。
The trees outside the window blocked off the sun.
窗外的树木挡住了阳光。
We live on the same block.
我们住在同一个街区。
