新概念三lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb课文讲解及语法点.docVIP

lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb Listen to the tape then answer the question below.Was Dimitri right to apologize to his neighbour? Why not? Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora (in the big city of Beijing/in the beautiful city of Paris) in southern Greece. One of Marys prize possessions(所有物 possess vt.拥有) 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 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 （set out to do sth 开始着手做某事）.He knew it would not prove difficult(=it would not be difficult: prove是连系动词，作“证明是”讲) in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the theft（tell sb.about sth.）, 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( had better （not）do＞should/ought to：建议，语气更强烈，常带威胁、告诫或催促的意思。) return it or（否则，后接虚拟语气；or else 否则偏口语，or else后可省略 You’d better give me that book or else!） he would call the police. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black. Ashamed of having acted so rashly(原因状语), Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Alekos house 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 expressions prize adj. 珍贵的，宝贵的 The cat is prize to the old lady. (be prize to sb) =valuable=precious=cherishable=dear tie v. 拴，系 (tie sth.to) I tied the dog to a tree. (b