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New Concept English 2
Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost
Listen and answer
What did Mr. Ian Thompson buy recently? Is it haunted or not? What is he going to do with it?
Why can he fall asleep one night?
Was the room in disorder next morning?
Does he believe that some villagers broke into the bar and had a drink or not?
Does anybody in the village want to buy to pub? If not, what’s reason per your understanding?
thirsty
adj. 渴的,(觉得)口渴的; 贪杯的;(土地等)干燥的,干旱的;有高度吸水性的;(汽车等)耗油的;[口语]致渴的,使人口渴的;渴望的,热望的
thirsty blue浅蓝色
thirsty for渴望;渴望…的
Cuban oil consumption appears to have risen sharply, because the government dealt with chronic power-cuts by buying thousands of thirsty diesel generators.
古巴的石油消耗仍旧激增,因为政府为了解决长期以来电量供应不足问题购买了上万辆喝油的柴油发电机。
Ghost
1. n. 鬼,幽灵
2. 一点点,一丝[(+of)]
I haven‘t a ghost of a chance of getting the job. 我毫无可能得到这份工作。
3. 瘦得像鬼一样的人;脸色苍白的人
4. vt. 鬼魂般缠住;作祟于
5.【口】替...捉刀
It was he who ghosted the general‘s memoirs. 那位将军的回忆录是他代笔的
6. vi. 【口】替人代笔
He is ghosting for a movie star.
他在替一位电影明星捉刀。
spirit
spirit
n. 1. 精神,心灵
Fulfilment must be sought through the spirit, not the body or the mind.
2. 灵魂,精灵;幽灵;妖精
They believe that his spirit lives on after death.
3. 圣灵 4. (时代等的)潮流,精神,风气[U] He embodied the American spirit of optimistic materialism.
5. (法律等的)精神,本意
The spirit of a law is more important than its words.
6. 情绪,心情;兴致= mood
7. 气魄,气概;志气;勇气=courage
8. 心意;念头 He said it in a spirit of enmity.
9. 带有...特质的人 He was one of the leading spirits of the revolution.
10. 烈酒 He drinks beer and wine but no spirits.
11. 醇,酒精
vt. 1. 使精神振作;鼓励,鼓舞[(+up)]
2. 迅速而神秘地带走;拐走;偷走 [(+away/off)] The
child had been spirited away during the night. 那孩子在夜里被偷偷地带走了。
The Phantom of the Opera
Pan's Labyrinth
Up for sale
To be up for
为了……目的
The house is up for sale.
The report is up for evidence.
haunt
vt.
1. 常去,常到(某处): He haunted the