A Thirsty Ghost
新概念英语第2册 · 第 47 课 · 中英文对照课文
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- Lesson 47第47课
- A Thirsty Ghost口渴的鬼魂
- What evidence is there of a ghost?有什么证据表明有鬼存在呢?
- A public house which was recently bought by Mr.Ian Thompson is up for sale.一家最近被伊恩·汤普森先生购买的酒吧正在出售中。
- Mr.Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted.汤普森先生打算卖掉它,因为那里闹鬼。
- 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,有一天晚上他无法入睡因为他听到从酒吧里传来一阵奇怪的声音。
- The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.第二天早上,他发现门被椅子堵住了,家具也被挪动了。
- Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning.尽管汤普森先生在睡觉前已经关掉了灯,早上灯却亮着。
- He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.他还说,他发现了五个空威士忌酒瓶。肯定是鬼前一天晚上喝掉的。
- When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head.当我提出“肯定有一些村民来过这里”这个想法时……汤普森先生摇了摇头。
- The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.村民们告诉他:“就算他把酒吧免费送出去,他们也不会接受的。”