L16 Mary had a little lamb

Words & Expressions

*prize, adj. very good or important (/a prize idiot/fool, a complete idiot, fool)

--The Picasso painting is a prize exhibit in the museum.

--One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb.

*accuse somebody of (doing) something, to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad.

--Smith accused her of lying.

--The professor stands accused of (=has been accused of) stealing his student’s ideas and publishing them.

*had better do something a)used to give advice about what someone should do, or to say what you should do or need to do. b)used to threaten someone.

--You had better not tell Oliver(=it is not a good idea).

--You’d better keep your mouth shut about this.

*deny that/something/doing something

--strongly/vehemently['viəməntli]/strenuously['strɛnjʊəsli] deny something

eg. I can’t deny her remarks hurt me.

eg. He vehemently denied the accusations against him.

--there’s no denying (that/something) -spoken, used to say that it is very clear that something is true.

eg. There’s no denying that this is an important event.

Sentences

He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.

eg. He said the theory was sound, but it would probably prove very difficult to develop a machine which could be practical benefit to patients.

it would prove difficult/not difficult挺难做到/不难做