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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.
He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
他还说他发现了5只空的威士忌酒瓶子，这肯定是鬼魂昨天晚上喝的。
that引导的为直接引语变成间接引语时，时间状语要改变。直接引语中的时间状语为 last night，转述时变成了 the night before。其他时间状语的变化有：now→ then，two days ago→ two days before/ earlier，today→ that day，tonight→ that night，tomorrow→ the next/ following day，last night→ the night before等。
last night 昨天晚上
the night before 前一天晚上，
When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink,Mr. Thompson shook his head.
当我暗示说一定是村里有些人来喝不花钱的酒时，汤普森先生摇了摇头。
