Lesson 47

A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale.
一家最近被伊恩·汤普森先生买下的酒馆正挂牌出售。
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，有一晚他无法入睡，因为他听到酒吧里传出一个奇怪的声音。
The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.
第二天早晨，他发现门被椅子堵住了，家具也被移动了。
Though Mr. Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning.
虽然汤姆森先生睡觉前关了灯，但早上灯却是亮着的。
He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
他也说他发现了五个空的威士忌酒瓶，那是鬼魂在前一天晚上一定已经喝光了的。
When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook his head.
当我暗示说一些村民一定是进来喝免费饮料时，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.
村民们已经告诉他，即使他把酒馆送人，他们也不会接受。