新概念英语第二册 Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost  嗜酒的鬼魂 讲义

新概念英语第二册第47课 Lesson47 A thirsty ghost嗜酒的鬼魂 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 ghost n. 鬼魂 haunt V.(鬼)来访，闹鬼 block V.堵 furniture n.家具 whisky n. 威士忌酒 suggest V.暗示 shake V.摇动 accept V.接受 参考译文 伊恩汤普森先生最近才买的一个小酒店现在又要卖出去。汤 普森先生之所以想卖它，是因为那里常闹鬼。他告诉我有天夜里他 怎么也睡不着，因为他听到酒吧里传来一阵奇怪的响声。第二天早 上，他发现酒吧间的门被椅子堵上了，家具也被挪动过。虽然汤普 森临睡觉时把灯关了，但早晨灯却都亮着。他还说他发现了5只空 的威士忌瓶子，肯定是鬼魂昨天晚上喝的。当我暗示说一定是村里 有些人来喝不花钱的酒时，汤普森先生摇了摇头。村里的人己经告 诉他，即使他把小酒店白送人，他们也不要。 课文解释 1.A public house which was recently bought by Mr.lan Thompson is up for sale. 伊恩·汤普森先生最近才买的一个小酒店现在又要卖出去。 1)在英式英语中，public house指的是小酒馆或小酒店，口语中 往往缩略为pub(关于pub的详细解释，大家还可同时参看 Lesson18中的相关课文解释)。例如： After I had had lunch at a village pub I looked for my bag. 我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后，就找我的提包。 2)短语to be up for...的意思是“为了某一目的”或“供…之 用”。up for sale表示“供出售”。例如： The problem will be up for discussion at the next meeting. 这个问题拟在下次会议上讨论。 A rare collection of china will be up for sale next month. 有一批珍贵的瓷器将于下月出售。 2.He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. 他告诉我有天夜里他怎么也睡不着，因为他听到酒吧里传来一 阵奇怪的响声。 1)句中that引出的是宾语从句，即从that一直到句尾都是told 的直接宾语。在这个从句中，连词because引出的是原因状语 从句，用来解释（作者）某天晚上睡不着觉的原因。 2)而在这个原因状语从句中，现在分词短语coming from the bar(从酒吧间传来)用作宾语noise的补足语，因此被称为宾语 补足语（简称“宾补”）。宾语补足语的作用是为了补充说明宾 语的状态或是所进行的动作。关于用作宾补的词，我们以前