46.When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport,
當(dāng)一架來(lái)自倫敦的飛機(jī)抵達(dá)悉尼機(jī)場(chǎng)時(shí),
workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
工人們開(kāi)始卸下裝有服裝的一批木箱.
No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
其中有只箱子特別重,可誰(shuí)也弄不清是怎么回事.
A public house which was recently bought by Mr.Ian Thompson is up for sale.
伊恩.湯普森先生最近才買的一個(gè)小酒店現(xiàn)在又要賣出去.
Mr.Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted.
湯普森先生之所以想賣它,是因?yàn)槟抢锍ｔ[鬼.
He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar.
他告訴我有天夜里他怎么也睡不著,因?yàn)樗?tīng)到酒吧里傳來(lái)一陣奇怪的響聲.
The next morning,he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.
第二天早上,他發(fā)現(xiàn)酒吧間的門被椅子堵上了,家具也被挪動(dòng)過(guò).
Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed,they were on in the morning.
雖然湯普森臨睡覺(jué)時(shí)把燈關(guān)了,但早晨燈卻都亮著.
He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
他還說(shuō)他發(fā)現(xiàn)了5只空的威士忌瓶子,肯定是鬼魂昨天晚上喝的.
When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink,Mr.Thompson shook his head.
當(dāng)我暗示說(shuō)一定是村里有些人來(lái)喝不花錢的酒時(shí),湯普森先生搖了搖頭.
The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.
村里的人已經(jīng)告訴他,即使他把小酒店白送人,他們也不要.
48It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box.
突然一個(gè)工人想到打開(kāi)箱子看看.
He was astonished at what he found.
看到的情景使吃驚,
A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods.
箱內(nèi)有一個(gè)人正躺在一堆毛織品之上.
He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away.
他由于被人發(fā)現(xiàn)而感到非常吃驚,甚至都沒(méi)有企圖逃跑.
After he was arrested,the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London.
此人被逮捕后,承認(rèn)他是在飛機(jī)離開(kāi)倫敦前躲進(jìn)箱里的.
He had had a long and uncomfortable trip,for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.
他經(jīng)歷了一次漫長(zhǎng)而又難受的旅程,因?yàn)樗谀悄鞠淅飷灹?8個(gè)多小時(shí).
The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip.
此人被責(zé)令交付旅費(fèi)3,500英鎊,
The normal price of a ticket is $2,000!
而正常票價(jià)是2,000英鎊!