Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost
A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale(be up for 為了某一目的). Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted(haunt 鬧鬼). 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(free 免費的), Mr. Thompson shook his head（shake 搖動--shake hands 握手; milkshake 奶昔）. They villagers have told him that they will not accept（accept 接受--receive 收到） the pub even if he gives it away(give away 贈送).
譯文：伊恩•湯普森先生最近才買的一個小酒店現在又要賣出去。湯普森先生之所以想賣它，是因為那裡常鬧鬼。他告訴我有天夜裡他怎麼也睡不著，因為他聽到酒吧裡傳來一陣奇怪的響聲。第二天早上，他發現酒吧的門被椅子堵上了，傢俱也被挪動過。雖然湯普森臨睡時把燈關了，但早晨燈卻都亮著。他還說他發現了5只空的威士忌瓶子，這肯定是鬼昨天晚上喝的。當我暗示說一定是村裡有些人來喝不花錢的酒時，湯普森先生搖了搖頭。村裡的人已經告訴他，即使他把小酒吧白送人，他們也不要。
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