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.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
thirsty (title)/'θә:sti／adj. 贪杯的
whisky (1.8) /'wiski/n. 威士忌酒
ghost (title)/gəust/ n.鬼魂
suggest (1.9)/sə'dʒest/ v. 暗示
haunt (1.2)/hɔ:nt/ v. (鬼)来访，闹鬼
shake (1.10) /ʃeik/(shook /ʃuk/, shaken/'ʃeikən/) v. 摇动
block (1.5) /blɔk/ v. 堵
furniture (1.5) /'fə:nitʃə/ n. 家具
accept (1.10)/ək'sept/ v. 接受
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 up for sale, 供出售， to be up for是“为了某一目的”的意思。
2 he heard a strange noise coming from the bar, 他听到酒吧里传来了一阵奇怪的声音。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。
3 He also said that he had found five empty whisky 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。 which引导的从句用来修饰 five empty whisky bottles，由于鬼魂喝的是酒，因此句中的 5个瓶子指的是 5瓶酒。这是一种借喻的修饰方法。句中的must用来表示推测。
4 a free drink, 免费饮料。
5 even if he gives it away, 即使他白送人。
6 shake one's head, 摇头，表示异议。
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