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Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 玛丽有一头羔羊
1、Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。
· little 少 + [u](少到几乎没有,否定),小+[c]
a little 少 + [u](肯定)
eg. a little lamb 一头小羔羊(little 有可爱的意思表示)
a small lamb 一头小羔羊
· tiny (adj.) 极小的 = very small
· Greece 希腊
Greek 希腊人,希腊语
2、One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb (which her husband had given her.定语从句)
玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。
· one of + 复数名词 + 单数的谓语动词:
…之一
· prize possessions 贵重财产
= prized possessions
= treasured possessions
= precious possessions
· possession(n.) 所有权,拥有物,财产
possess (v.) 拥有(三单:possesses)
= have
= own
3、She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
白天,玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一颗树上,每天晚上把它牵回家。
· keep kept kept
· tie tied tied (n.领带,v. 系)
反:untie 解开
· She kept it tied to a tree.
主语 谓语 宾语 宾语补足语
I had my hair cut.
主语 谓语 宾语 宾语补足语
He found English easy.
主语 谓语 宾语 宾语补足语
4、One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
可是,一天晚上,那只小羔羊失踪了。
以下单词,b不发音:
· lamb 羔羊
comb 梳子
tomb 坟墓
climb 爬
· the lamb was missing 丢失
= the lamb was lost
· lose one’s way 迷路
= be lost
= get lost
5、The rope had been cut, so it was obvious (that the lamb had been stolen.主语从句)
绳子被人割断,很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
· 过去完成时态的被动语态:
had been cut和had been stolen
(cut cut cut) (steal stole stolen)
· It was/is obvious that… + 主语从句
= It was/is clear that…
= It was/is apparent that…
= Obviously / Clearly / Apparently, ……
eg. It is obvious that the earth is round.
6、(When Dimitri came in from the fields,时间状语从句) his wife told him (what had happened.宾语从句/间接引语:陈述句语序)
Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
迪米特里从地里回来,妻子把情况跟他一说,他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
· set out 动身,出发
· set out to do sth. 着手做……
7、He knew (it would not prove difficult in such a small village.宾语从句:省略了连词that)
他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
· know