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 adj.贪杯的 whisky n.威士忌酒
ghost n.鬼魂 suggest v.暗示
haunt v.(鬼)来访，闹鬼 shake v.摇动
block v.堵 accept v.接受
furniture n.家具
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 noisi 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 msut have drunk the night before.他还说他发现了五只空的威士忌酒瓶子，这肯定是鬼魂头天晚上喝的。句中的must 用来表示推测。