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1、Mary had a little lamb瑪麗有一頭小羔羊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.獎賞, 獎金, 獎品；值得競爭的東西 vt.珍視, 珍惜 adj.珍貴的，寶貴的 =Preciou

6、s(珍貴的，寶貴的) ; =Dear （昂貴的，親愛的）； =valuable(有價(jià)值的，貴重的) Mary has got a prize lamb. Valued寶貴的;worthwhile值得的 worthy 配得上的tie tai tie sth to I tied the dog to the tree.（栓在某處） 與有聯(lián)系 he is tired to his family.(與有聯(lián)系)n.領(lǐng)帶，關(guān)系（強(qiáng)調(diào)血緣關(guān)系）ties of blood 血緣關(guān)系/ the ties of friendship 朋友關(guān)系 n.領(lǐng)帶, 領(lǐng)結(jié)；關(guān)系; 聯(lián)系；束縛, 牽連, 累贅 vt.系, 拴,

7、 綁 vt. & vi.打結(jié); 系上theft eft n.偷盜, 偷竊；盜竊之物；失竊案例,偷盜行為accuse kju:z vt.指責(zé), 譴責(zé); 控告 accuse sb of doing sth accuse 比charge 語義弱，accuse 強(qiáng)調(diào)“嚴(yán)厲的指責(zé)”，charge 強(qiáng)調(diào)“控告” We accused him of taking bribes. 我們控告他受賄。deny dinai過去式：denied 過去分詞：denied 現(xiàn)在分詞：denying vt.否認(rèn)知情；拒絕 及物動詞 vt. 1.否認(rèn)知情, 否定，否認(rèn) Deny doing sth He denied

8、 knowing anything about their plans. 他否認(rèn)知悉他們的計(jì)劃。 Deny sb nothing 百依百順 He denies his wife nothing. Deny oneself 克制自己 On some occasions we must deny ourselves. 2.拒絕; 拒絕給予 3.拒絕承認(rèn)；拒絕接受 4.（尤因道德或宗教原因）節(jié)制，克制，戒絕 5.拒絕占有、使用或享受 6.不予接見，謝絕會客 7.拋棄；背棄 ashamed eimdadj. 1. 羞愧的,感到難為情的(+of) +to-v +that She was ashamed

9、of having failed in the examination. 她因考試不及格而感到羞愧。 She was ashamed to ask such a simple question. 她不好意思提這么簡單的問題。 He was so ashamed that he hid his face in his hands. 他羞愧得用手把臉蒙住. 2. 恥于.的,因難為情而不愿.的+to-v She was ashamed to tell anyone that she had fallen in love with him. 她羞于告訴任何人自己愛上了他。 apologize plda

10、iz vi. 1. 道歉;認(rèn)錯(cuò),賠不是(+to/for) He apologized to her for not going to her party. 他因?yàn)闆]有出席她舉行的宴會而向她表示歉意。 I apologize for coming. 我來得很冒昧。 2. 辯解,辯護(hù)dye dai同義詞: color stain tint 反義詞: bleach 名詞名詞 n. 1. 染料,染色CU This cloth takes dye well. 這種布容易染色。 及物動詞及物動詞 vt. 1. 染,把.染上顏色 She dyed her hair red. 她將頭發(fā)染紅。 不及物動詞不及物

11、動詞 vi. 1. 被染色 Will this suit dye? 這套衣服好染嗎? 2. (染料等)染上顏色Vocabulary exercises1.One of Marys most _ possessionsvalued (b) worthwhile (c) worthy (d) expensive A valued adj. 尊貴的，尊重的，寶貴的-valued advice 寶貴的忠告/valued friend 尊貴的朋友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.鏈子)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.爭論，辯論 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. 戶外 adv.在戶外，在野外 adj. 在戶外=outdoor (adj. 室外的，戶外的) -outdoors 的反義詞： indoors (adv. 在戶內(nèi)) In the open air 在戶外；露天 Inside

14、 out 里外反穿 -He put his socks on inside out. 他把襪子穿反了。Notes on the textpossession所有物What I possess is valuable.= My possession are valuable.Belonging(s) 隨身攜帶物She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening. Keep+賓語+賓補(bǔ) 使出于某種狀態(tài) - keep后的復(fù)合賓語（賓語補(bǔ)足語）可以是形容詞，介詞，和分詞。She

15、kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening. -keep和過去分詞搭配做賓補(bǔ)，過去分詞和賓語在邏輯上是動賓關(guān)系 -keep和現(xiàn)在分詞搭配，賓補(bǔ)和賓語是主謂關(guān)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. 現(xiàn)在分詞結(jié)構(gòu)（形容詞結(jié)構(gòu)）作狀語，在這里相當(dāng)于原因狀語，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