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1、Mary had a little lamb玛丽有一头小羔羊Mary had a little lamb Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Marys prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch

2、it every evening. One evening, however, the lamb was missing. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a s

3、mall village. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Alekos house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police. A

4、leko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his back-yard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Alekos hou

5、se until the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain ! New words and expressionsprize praiz n.奖赏, 奖金, 奖品；值得竞争的东西 vt.珍视, 珍惜 adj.珍贵的，宝贵的 =Preciou

6、s(珍贵的，宝贵的) ; =Dear （昂贵的，亲爱的）； =valuable(有价值的，贵重的) Mary has got a prize lamb. Valued宝贵的;worthwhile值得的 worthy 配得上的tie tai tie sth to I tied the dog to the tree.（栓在某处） 与有联系 he is tired to his family.(与有联系)n.领带，关系（强调血缘关系）ties of blood 血缘关系/ the ties of friendship 朋友关系 n.领带, 领结；关系; 联系；束缚, 牵连, 累赘 vt.系, 拴,

7、 绑 vt. & vi.打结; 系上theft eft n.偷盗, 偷窃；盗窃之物；失窃案例,偷盗行为accuse kju:z vt.指责, 谴责; 控告 accuse sb of doing sth accuse 比charge 语义弱，accuse 强调“严厉的指责”，charge 强调“控告” We accused him of taking bribes. 我们控告他受贿。deny dinai过去式：denied 过去分词：denied 现在分词：denying vt.否认知情；拒绝 及物动词 vt. 1.否认知情, 否定，否认 Deny doing sth He denied

8、 knowing anything about their plans. 他否认知悉他们的计划。 Deny sb nothing 百依百顺 He denies his wife nothing. Deny oneself 克制自己 On some occasions we must deny ourselves. 2.拒绝; 拒绝给予 3.拒绝承认；拒绝接受 4.（尤因道德或宗教原因）节制，克制，戒绝 5.拒绝占有、使用或享受 6.不予接见，谢绝会客 7.抛弃；背弃 ashamed eimdadj. 1. 羞愧的,感到难为情的(+of) +to-v +that She was ashamed

9、of having failed in the examination. 她因考试不及格而感到羞愧。 She was ashamed to ask such a simple question. 她不好意思提这么简单的问题。 He was so ashamed that he hid his face in his hands. 他羞愧得用手把脸蒙住. 2. 耻于.的,因难为情而不愿.的+to-v She was ashamed to tell anyone that she had fallen in love with him. 她羞于告诉任何人自己爱上了他。 apologize plda

10、iz vi. 1. 道歉;认错,赔不是(+to/for) He apologized to her for not going to her party. 他因为没有出席她举行的宴会而向她表示歉意。 I apologize for coming. 我来得很冒昧。 2. 辩解,辩护dye dai同义词: color stain tint 反义词: bleach 名词名词 n. 1. 染料,染色CU This cloth takes dye well. 这种布容易染色。 及物动词及物动词 vt. 1. 染,把.染上颜色 She dyed her hair red. 她将头发染红。 不及物动词不及物

11、动词 vi. 1. 被染色 Will this suit dye? 这套衣服好染吗? 2. (染料等)染上颜色Vocabulary exercises1.One of Marys most _ possessionsvalued (b) worthwhile (c) worthy (d) expensive A valued adj. 尊贵的，尊重的，宝贵的-valued advice 宝贵的忠告/valued friend 尊贵的朋友Worthwhile adj.值得做的（-working hard is worthwhile）Worthy adj.值得的，配得上的（be worthy of

12、）-The chain is worthy of the watch. (chain n.链子)2.After _ the theft to several of his friendstelling (b) reporting(c) expressing (d) counting BTell somebody about somethingReport something to somebody3.During their _ , it began to rain.chat (b) argument(c) conversation (d) speech CChat v.聊天 n.聊天Argu

13、ment n.争论，辩论 4.When he went _ half an hour later (a) out of doors (b) into the open (c) in the open air (d) inside out A Out of doors = outdoors = outside (n. adj. adv. prep.) -outdoors n. 户外 adv.在户外，在野外 adj. 在户外=outdoor (adj. 室外的，户外的) -outdoors 的反义词： indoors (adv. 在户内) In the open air 在户外；露天 Inside

14、 out 里外反穿 -He put his socks on inside out. 他把袜子穿反了。Notes on the textpossession所有物What I possess is valuable.= My possession are valuable.Belonging(s) 随身携带物She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening. Keep+宾语+宾补 使出于某种状态 - keep后的复合宾语（宾语补足语）可以是形容词，介词，和分词。She

15、kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening. -keep和过去分词搭配做宾补，过去分词和宾语在逻辑上是动宾关系 -keep和现在分词搭配，宾补和宾语是主谓关系，-I keep my windows closed in winter. /I keep the dog locked in the kitchen. -I kept the boy standing outside.3. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apo

16、logized to Aleko for having accused him. 现在分词结构（形容词结构）作状语，在这里相当于原因状语，放在主句前后均可-Angry at everybody here, he left suddenly.-Anxious for a quick decision, he called his friends.-Nervous, the man opened the letter. Mary had a little lamb little lamb, little lamb Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white as snow