新概念英語第二冊詳解第47課: A thirsty ghost

Lesson 47:A thirsty ghost

嗜酒的鬼魂

First listen and then answer the question.

聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。

What evidence is there of a ghost?

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 生詞和短語

thirsty adj. 貪杯的

ghost n. 鬼魂

haunt v. (鬼)來訪，鬧鬼

block v. 堵

furniture n. 家具

whisky n. 威士忌酒

suggest v. 暗示

shake v. 搖動

accept v. 接受

參考譯文

伊恩.湯普森先生最近才買的一個小酒店現(xiàn)在又要賣出去。湯普森先生之所以想賣它，是因為那里常鬧鬼。他告訴我有天夜里他怎么也睡不著，因為他聽到酒吧里傳來一陣奇怪的響聲。第二天早上，他發(fā)現(xiàn)酒吧間的門被椅子堵上了，家具也被挪動過。雖然湯普森臨睡覺時把燈關(guān)了，但早晨燈卻都亮著。他還說他發(fā)現(xiàn)了5只空的威士忌瓶子，肯定是鬼魂昨天晚上喝的。當我暗示說一定是村里有些人來喝不花錢的酒時，湯普森先生搖了搖頭。村里的人已經(jīng)告訴他，即使他把小酒店白送人，他們也不要。

自學導讀

1.A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale. 伊恩·湯普森先生最近才買的一個小酒店現(xiàn)在又要賣出去。

(1)在英國英語中，public house指酒館、酒店，口語中往往縮略為pub：

I had lunch at a village pub.

我在一家鄉(xiāng)村小酒店吃了午飯。

(2)up for sale表示“供新概念”，up為形容詞，含義為“已提出的”、“供……的”。

2.He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. 他告訴我有天夜里他怎么也睡不著，因為他聽到酒吧里傳來一陣奇怪的響聲。

(1)從that一直到句尾都是told的直接賓語，其中because引導的原因狀語從句說明為什么睡不著的原因。

(2)coming為現(xiàn)在分詞，它引導的短語修飾noise，為賓語補足語。它也可以變?yōu)閺木浣Y(jié)構(gòu)：a strange noise that came from the bar。在一些表示感覺的動詞如see，hear，feel，watch，notice 等之后，往往用賓語+賓語補足語這個結(jié)構(gòu)，其賓語補足語既可以是不定式(通常不加to)，也可以是現(xiàn)在分詞，兩者在意義上區(qū)別不大，現(xiàn)在分詞表示動作正在發(fā)生，不定式則表示動作發(fā)生了：

I heard someone knocking at the door.

我聽到有人正敲門。

I heard you sing this song yesterday.

昨天我聽到你唱這支歌。

(3)bar為酒吧或酒店中賣酒的柜臺。

3.…they were on in the morning.……早晨燈都亮著。

on為形容詞，表示“開著的”、“接通的”，其反義詞為off：

When he arrived home, he found that all the lights were on/ off.

他到家時發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的燈都亮著/關(guān)著。

Is the TV on? I thought I had turned it off.

電視機是開著的嗎?我以為我把它關(guān)掉了。

4.He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. 他還說他發(fā)現(xiàn)了5只空的威士忌酒瓶子，這肯定是鬼魂頭天晚上喝的。

(1)由于是對已發(fā)生的事表示推測，因此must后面要用完成時。

(2)that引導的為間接引語，因此時間狀語要變動。直接引語中的時間狀語為 last night，轉(zhuǎn)述時變成了 the night before。其他時間狀語的變化有：now→then，two days ago→two days before/ earlier，today→that day，tonight→that night，tomorrow→the next/ following day，last night→the night before等。

5.…they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.……即使他把小酒店白送人，他們也不要。

(1)連詞 even if表示“即使”，它引導的讓步狀語從句含有很強的假定性：

I won't have dinner with him even if he pays for it.

即使是他付錢我也不和他一起吃飯。

(2)give away是個固定短語，其含義之一是“贈送”、“免費給予”：

He gave all his books away to the library.

他把他所有的書都贈給了圖書館。

語法 Grammar in use

復習第36～45課部分語法

在第36～45課的語法中，我們學習了用 going to表示意圖、打算或不久即將發(fā)生的事;學習了用將來完成時表示到將來某一時刻已經(jīng)完成的動作;學習了與過去完成時經(jīng)常連用的連詞no sooner…than，hardly… when以及 before;學習了間接疑問句、第2類條件句;學習了表示“必要”、“不必要”的情態(tài)助動詞must，have(got)to和need;學習了 have+ 名詞代替普通動詞，can與 be able to的區(qū)別和過去完成時中的被動語態(tài)。注意以下句子：

Are you going to visit Old Delhi?

你打算去舊德里旅游嗎?

I would if I could, but I can't afford it.

如果可能我會去的，但我花不起這筆錢。(第2類條件句)

Did you speak to the manager?

你和經(jīng)理談話了嗎?

He didn't come, so I didn't have to speak to him after all.

他沒來，所以我終究沒有必要和他談。( have to用于過去時表示必要)

I've called a taxi.

我叫了一輛出租車。

You needn't have done that! I'd already called one.

你其實用不著叫!我已叫了一輛了。(need表示必要)

He had no sooner returned than he bought a house.

他剛一回來便買下了一幢房子。(no sooner…than用于過去完成時)

By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium.

到明年年底，他們將把新體育場建成。(將來完成時，by引導的時間狀語常與它連用)

He asked if/ whether Mr. Gilbert' s operation had been successful.

他問吉爾伯特先生的手術(shù)是否成功。(間接疑問句)

We had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi.

我們穿過舊德里的一個市場時走了很長一段路。(had a walk = walked)

The plane was then able to rise.

于是飛機可以上升了。(表示成功地完成過去某一動作時只能用 be able to，不用 could)

The wallet had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost.

錢包是用報紙包著的，里面有他丟失的錢的一半。(過去完成時中的被動語態(tài))

詞匯學習 Word study

1.suggest vt.

(1)暗示，(間接地)表明：

I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink.

我暗示說一定是村里有些人來喝不花錢的酒了。

His silence suggested that he knew something about the man.

他的沉默表明他對此人略有所知。

(2)建議，提議：

Who suggested that idea to you?

誰向你提的這個主意?

I suggest that we meet at the restaurant.

我提議我們在飯館見面。

I suggest meeting at the restaurant.

我提議在飯館見面。

2.shake

(1)vt., vi. 搖，搖動，抖動：

Mr. Thompson shook his head.

湯普森先生搖了搖頭。

Why did you shake the tree?

你為什么搖那樹?

His hands appear to be shaking.

他的手看上去在發(fā)抖。

(2)vt. 同……握手：

Dan shook hands with him.

丹和他握了手。

Dan shook him by the hand/shook his hand. (譯文同上)

練習答案 Key to written exercises

1.關(guān)鍵句型練習答案

C 1 will have finished 2 broke 3 were 4 could

D 1 mustn't 2 needn't

E 1 I asked George what those people were looking at.

2 George answered that he did not know. He thought a new road was being built and that it would be finished soon.

3 I told George that all those people were silly because they were looking into an empty hole.

4 George said that some people enjoy/ enjoyed watching others work.

5 Half an hour passed. George told me to hurry up as we had been there for half an hour. He added that there was nothing to see in an empty hole.

6 I answered that I didn't want to go yet because it was very interesting.

2.多項選擇題答案

1 d 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 d 6 a

7 a 8 d 9 d 10 c 11 a 12 c

課堂筆記

a public house 酒吧

up for sale有待出售

on sale 打折賣

for sale拿出來賣的

up for有待于

this problem is up for discussion這個問題有待于討論

hear sb doing 聽見某人做某事

turn off 關(guān)閉

the light is on這個燈是亮的

the night before前一天晚上

last night昨天晚上

the next day 下一天

shake one's head搖頭

nod one's head點頭

even if即使

give away捐獻，免費的送

multiple choice

7、in one's opinion就某人看來，以某人觀點，某人認為

have to=have get to

should可以是情態(tài)動詞，表應(yīng)該

it's too late，i should go home太晚了，我要回家了

must+v(原形)：1、必須做很可能做