Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb玛丽有一头小羔羊让步转折 威胁语气 提建议

Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.

in southern Greece = in the south of Greece

• southern ... = the south of ... ^南方的
• northern ... = the north of ...^北方的
• eastern ... = the east of ... ^东方的
• western ... = the west of ... ^西方的

She comes from western China / the west of China. ^{她来自中国西部。}

造句： Jane and her parents live in the tiny town of Dandong in northeastern / the northeast of China. ^{Jane和父母亲住在中国东北一个叫丹东的小城市里。}

Greece ^{n.希腊（欧洲南部国家）}

• Greek ^{n. / adj.希腊语；希腊人}
• Greek mythology ^希腊神话
• It's all Greek to me. ^{（看不懂）对于我来说这是天书}

One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.

• a little white lamb which had been a present from her husband. ^替换

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^{（adj. / 分词/ 介词短语）}

• The coat will keep you warm. ^保暖
• He kept the fire burning. ^{让火保持燃烧}
• It's rude to keep people waiting. ^{让别人等待不礼貌}
• Keep your nose out of my affairs! ^{不要多管闲事}

One evening, however, the lamb was missing.

be missing / be lost / disappear (without trace) ^{某人某物丢了}

• ..., the lamb was lost. ^丢了
• ..., the lamb disappeared (without trace).^不知所踪

The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.

..., so it was clear / obvious / apparent / that the lamb had been stolen. ^{形容词（主语从句）}

..., so clearly / obviously / apparently the lamb had been stolen. ^{副词（直接修饰）}

造句：所有我仔细放在包里的东西都乱成了一团，所以显然珠宝是被偷了。
All the things I had packed so carefully were in a dreadful mess , so it was clear / obvious / apparent that the jewels had been stolen.
All the things I had packed so carefully were in a dreadful mess , so clearly / obviously / apparently the jewels 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 small village.

such a small village ^{这么小的村庄（such 限定的是 village ）}

• so small a village ^{so 修饰形容词}
• such an interesting book
• so interesting a book
• such / so interesting books

many / much / few / little ^只能用So

• so many people ^这么多人
• so much time ^{这么多时间}
• so few students ^{这么点学生}
• so little money ^这么点钱
• so / such little boys ^{当little表示“小”时不受限制}

After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.

find out ^{找到(本文的out是副词)}

• The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from?  ^{介词遇到宾语从句会省掉}
• in that ... / except that ... / but that ... ^{介词 + that的3个例外情况（看着复合连词）}

Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.

accuse of ^{谴责，控告}

• I certainly don't want to accuse of them having bad intentions.^{我当然不想指责他们有不良意图。}
• Those people should accuse of using living animals like chickens or rabbits fledge boa. ^{用活的动物，例如小鸡或者兔子来喂养蟒蛇的人应该被谴责。}
• He was sentenced to death. His gang had been accuse of killing 10 people.^{他被判处死刑，其犯罪同伙因杀害十个人而受到指控。}

He told him he had better return it or he would call the police. ^{间接引语（相应的过去）}

had better do sth. ^{建议（不大客气、用于同龄、同学、同事、同辈份的情况）}

• I think that the doctor had better see you.
• We had better go back to the station now, Ken.
• You'd better pay him a visit tomorrow.

You might as well do ... ^{委婉的建议（礼貌）不妨这样做...会好一点}

• Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay. ^{无论如何你已在这里，你就留下来吧。（不妨留下）}

It might be better to do ... ^{最好是…/ 这么做可能会更好一点}

• Do you think that it might be better to extract them? ^{你是不是认为把牙齿拔掉会好些？}
• It might be better to keep her in ignorance of what has happened. ^{不让她知道发生了什么事也许更好。}

I suggest you do ... ^{我建议你这样做...}

• When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook his head.
• I suggest you leave it to an expert. ^{我建议你把它留给专家来处理。}

Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.

deny + sth. / doing / that ... ^{否认做某事}

• Aleko denied the accusation / charge.
• Aleko denied that he had taken it. ^否定前移

admit / acknowledge + sth. / doing / that ... ^{承认做某事}

• I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.^{我没有承认他犯了什么错。}
• I must admit I am impressed.^{我得承认我很佩服。}

lead sb. ^引导某人

show sb. ^{带着某人到某地（带到了就走了）}

• George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used.

usher sb.  ^{引导某人（有礼貌的、服务员常用）}

• The secretary ushered me into his office.

It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.

It is true that ..., but ... ^{先让步后转折（的确、确实是这样... 但是...）}

•  It is true that China is still a developing country, but she is full of potential. ^{诚然中国还是一个发展中国家，但是她却充满了潜力。}

Admittedly, .., but ...  ^{诚然,. .，但是……}

• Admittedly, it is rather expensive but you don't need to use much. 它的确很贵，但不需要用得很多。
• Admittedly, I could have tried harder, but I still don't think all this criticism is fair.

Granted, ..., but ... ^{当然,…，但是…}

• Granted, he is a beginner, but he should know the basic rules. 的确，^{他是个初学者，但基本规则他应该懂啊。}
• Granted, he doesn't, look too bad for his age, but I don't fancy him.
• Granted, a snobbery of camping itself, based upon equipment and techniques, already exists; but it is of a kind that, if he meets it, he can readily understand and deal with. ^NCE4-47

造句： It is true that many college students choose to pursue their graduate studies, but it does not necessarily mean that they want to be scholars. ^{确实很多大学生选择继续读研究生，但这并不意味着他们都想做学者。}

Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.

be ashamed of ... ^{本句的原因状语（省略了being）感到羞耻（a开头的形容词通常只能做表语）}

• Being ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
• The gaoler looked on eagerly, (being) anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
• He used to sleep during the day and work at night, (being) quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley.
• (Being) Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.

apologize to sb. for sth. ^{向某人道歉}

• Dimitri made an apology to Aleko for having accused him.
• Dimitri said sorry to Aleko for having accused him.

造句：Ashamed of having acted so inattentively, I apologized to Mary for having broken her favorite vase.^{对自己如此不小心而感到不好意思，我为打碎了Mary最喜欢的花瓶而向她道歉。}

While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's 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.

half an hour ^{表名词的一半}

• an hour and a half ^{一个半小时}
• half a day ^半天

be surprised / amazed / astonished / astounded to find that / to learn that etc. ^惊呀的...

• When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
• A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died.

Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!

dye sth. black / blue / blonde etc.  ^{把某物染成....}

• The women prepared, spun, and dyed the wool. ^{妇女们将羊毛预备、纺线并染色。}