Lesson47 A thirsty ghost
A public house which was recently boughtby Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because itishaunted. He toldme that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noisecoming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had beenmoved. 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 emptywhisky bottles which theghost 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 acceptthe pub if he gives it away.
ə ˈpʌblɪk haʊs wɪʧ wɒz ˈriːsntli bɔːt baɪ Mr. ˈiːən ˈtɒmsən ɪz ʌp fɔː seɪl. Mr. ˈtɒmsən ɪz ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː sɛl ɪt bɪˈkɒz ɪt ɪz ˈhɔːntɪd. hiːtəʊld miː ðæt hiː kʊd nɒt gəʊ tuː sliːp wʌn naɪt bɪˈkɒz hiː hɜːd ə streɪnʤ nɔɪz ˈkʌmɪŋ frɒm ðə bɑː. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔːnɪŋ, hiː faʊndðæt ðə dɔːz hæd biːn blɒkt baɪ ʧeəz ænd ðə ˈfɜːnɪʧə hæd biːn muːvd. ðəʊ Mr. ˈtɒmsən hæd tɜːnd ðə laɪts ɒf bɪˈfɔː hiː wɛnt tuːbɛd, ðeɪ wɜːr ɒn ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ. hiː ˈɔːlsəʊ sɛd ðæt hiː hæd faʊnd faɪv ˈɛmpti ˈwɪski ˈbɒtlz wɪʧ ðə gəʊst mʌst hæv drʌŋk ðə naɪtbɪˈfɔː. wɛn aɪ səˈʤɛstɪd ðæt sʌm ˈvɪlɪʤəz mʌst hæv kʌm ɪn fɔːr ə friː drɪŋk, Mr. ˈtɒmsən ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. ðə ˈvɪlɪʤəz hæv təʊld hɪmðæt ðeɪ wɪl nɒt əkˈsɛpt ðə pʌb ɪf hiː gɪvz ɪt əˈweɪ.
