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新概念第二册Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost一、单词精讲thirsty ['θə:sti] a.贪杯的引申：在更广泛的语境中，“thirsty”还可以表示对某种事物的强烈渴望，类似于对液体的渴望。
He is thirsty for power.（他贪图权力。
）这里的“thirsty”从对饮料的渴望引申为对权力这种抽象事物的渴望。
词源：“thirsty”源于古英语“þyrstig”，与“thirst”（口渴）相关，其词根表达了一种缺乏液体的感觉，当用于形容人贪杯时，是从口渴想要喝东西扩展到过度想要喝酒等饮料。
搭配：与介词搭配，当表示对某事物的渴望时，常与“for”搭配。
如上述例句“He is thirsty for power.”，这种搭配在表达抽象概念的渴望时非常常见。
ghost [gəust] n.鬼魂搭配：与“see”“hear”等感官动词搭配，描述与鬼魂有关的经历。
I heard a ghost last night.（我昨晚听到了鬼魂的声音。
）还可以和一些表示地点的名词搭配，如“ghost in the attic”（阁楼上的鬼魂）、“ghost of the forest”（森林中的幽灵）等，用来具体说明鬼魂出现的地方。
haunt [hɔ:nt] v.(鬼)来访，闹鬼用法：常见的用法是“haunt + 地点”，表示鬼魂在某个地方出没。
例如：A strange spirit haunts this cemetery.（一个奇怪的幽灵在这个公墓出没。
）当表示在某人的思想或记忆中萦绕时，用法为“haunt + 人”或者“haunt + 人的+ 器官（如mind等）”。
例如：Guilt has haunted him for years.（内疚感多年来一直萦绕着他。
）或者The past always haunts her mind.（过去总是萦绕在她的心头。
Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂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 goi ng 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 b locked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. Thompson had turned the lights of f 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 vil lagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told h im that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.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。
