单词讲解

thirsty adj.贪杯的,口渴的
I am thirsty. / I feel thirsty.
The man was thirsty for power / Knowledge / success.
hungry adj.饿的
ghost n.鬼混的
a creepy ghost story
haunt v.(鬼)来访,闹鬼
People say ghosts haunt the old house.
The house is haunted (by the ghosts).
v. 不愉快的事情
If something unpleasant haunts you, try to ignore it and move on.
She was haunted by bad feelings night and day.
block v.堵
The highway was blocked by a few trucks(货车).
The clouds blocked his view of the mountains.
n. 拥堵大楼街区
traffic block / jam
a block of flats(平地).
She walked three blocks down the main street.
furniture n.家具
a piece of furniture
shake v.摇动
shake shook shaken
shake hands with sb.

语法讲解

A public house which was recently bought by Mr.lan…
a public house
be up for sale
Mr… is going to sell it because it is haunted.
He told me that he could not go to sleep one night…
间接宾语(宾语从句)
…he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.
宾语从句
… he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.
一般过去时 / 过去完成时(的被动语态)
Though Mr… had turned the lights off before he went to bed,they were on in the morning.
过去完成时 / 一般过去时
He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk…
must have done 推测过去
When I suguested that some villargers must have come in for a free drink,Mr… shook his head.

even if 即使

n. + v. -> 谓语动词的变化 : 时态 + 语态 + 情态 + 变态(改变时态)