Cora的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 47 20181123

Lesson47 A thirsty ghost

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.

ə ˈpʌblɪkhaʊswɪʧ wəz ˈriːsntli bɔːt baɪ Mr. ˈiːən ˈtɒmsən z ʌp fə seɪl. Mr. ˈtɒmsən z ˈgəʊɪŋ tə sɛl ɪt bɪˈkəz ɪt s ˈhɔːntɪd.hitəʊld miðəthikəd nɒt gəʊ tə sliːp wʌn naɪt bɪˈkəzhihɜːd ə streɪnʤ nɔɪz ˈkʌmɪŋ frəm ðə bɑː. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔːnɪŋ,hifaʊndðətðə dɔːzhədbiːn blɒkt baɪ ʧeəzəndðə ˈfɜːnɪʧə həd biːn muːvd. ðəʊ Mr. ˈtɒmsənhədtɜːnd ðə laɪts ɒf bɪˈfɔː hi wɛnt tə bɛd, ðeɪ wər ɒn ɪn ðəˈmɔːnɪŋ.hiˈɔːlsəʊ sɛdðəthihədfaʊnd faɪv ˈɛmpti ˈwɪski ˈbɒtlz wɪʧ ðə gəʊst məsthəvdrʌŋk ðə naɪt bɪˈfɔː. wɛn aɪ səˈʤɛstɪdðətsəmˈvɪlɪʤəz məsthəvkʌm ɪn fər ə friː drɪŋk, Mr. ˈtɒmsən ʃʊkɪzhɛd. ðə ˈvɪlɪʤəzhəvtəʊld ɪmðətðeɪ wɪl nɒt əkˈsɛpt ðə pʌbˈiːvən ɪfhigɪvz ɪt əˈweɪ.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

evidence 英 /'evɪd(ə)ns/  n. 证据，证明；迹象；明显 vt. 证明

haunted 英 /'hɔːntɪd/  adj. 闹鬼的；反复出现的；受到困扰的 v. 常去；缠住；使担忧（haunt的过去式和过去分词）

shook 英 /ʃʊk/  v. 摇动（shake的过去式）n. 可装配为木箱的各个部件；一捆；（英）禾束堆 adj. 受到严重打击的；心绪不宁的

练习感情：断句断得有点不太顺，这故事没有后续结果，也不用瞎编成这样吧。