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.