Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost嗜酒的鬼魂

thirsty [ˈθəːsti] adj. 贪杯的

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A: He is really a thirsty soul.

B: Why do you say so?

A：他是个十足的酒徒。

B：你为什么这么说？

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ghost [ɡəust] n. 鬼魂

【例】He looked as if he had seen a host.

　　　他看上去就像见到了鬼似的。

【扩】wraith 鬼魂，幽灵

haunt [hɔːnt] v. （鬼）来访，闹鬼

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A: Why does he want to move?

B: He feared the soul of his deceased wife would haunt him.

A：他为什么想要搬家？

B：他害怕亡妻的鬼魂会来缠扰他。

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block [blɔk] v. 堵

furniture [ˈfəːnitʃə] n. 家具

【扩】furnishings 家具

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A: What floor is the furniture on?

B: It's on the sixth floor.

A：家具在哪层楼？

B：在六楼。

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whisky [ˈwiski] n. 威士忌酒

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A: Is there anything breakable in your bag?

B: Yes, there's a bottle of whisky.

A：您的袋子里有什么易碎的东西吗？

B：有，有一瓶威士忌。

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suggest [səˈdʒest] v. 暗示

【派】suggestion 建议

【搭】suggest sb. to do sth.

　　　建议某人做某事

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A: The number of customers suggests that it's not popular.

B: But I don't know why the customers don't like it.

A：顾客的数量暗示着它并不受欢迎。

B：但我不明白顾客为什么不喜欢它。

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shake [ʃeik] (shook [ʃuk], shaken [ˈʃeikən]) v. 摇动

【扩】sway 摇动

【搭】shake hands 握手

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A: My feet are asleep.

B: You'd better stand up and shake them.

A：我的脚都麻了。

B：你最好站起来抖抖脚。

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accept [əkˈsept] v. 接受

【派】acceptable 可接受的

【扩】accept one's suggestion 接受建议

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A: Is playing golf popular in your country?

B: Not so much. Golf hasn't been widely accepted in our country yet.

A：打高尔夫球在你们国家流行吗？

B：不是太流行。在我们国家，高尔夫球还没有被广泛接受。

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