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Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary's prize possessions 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. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better return it or 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, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. 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. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
精读注解
Mary had a little lamb
lamb /læm/：a young sheep羔羊，小羊
参考译文：玛丽有一头小羔羊
Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary's prize possessions 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.
prize /praɪz/：something exceptionally desirable，珍贵的，宝贵的
She kept it tied to a tree…①keep sth. done：是keep的宾语后面加过去分词，表示“使……处于某种状态”；②tie /taɪ /: to fasten things together or hold them in a particular position using a piece of string, rope etc 〔用线、绳索等〕系，扎，拴，捆，搭配：tie...to...把……栓／系在……，如：Tie this label to your suitcase. 把这个标签系在手提箱上。
【词语辨析】fetch&bring，其中①fetch：to go and get something or someone and bring them back（去）拿来；（去）请来；（去）找来，指去某处去拿某物，如：Would you mind going to fetch the kids from school? 你去接孩子们放学好吗？②to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about 带来；拿来；领来，如：Did you bring an umbrella? 你带伞了吗？
it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.：it为先行词，起到形式主语的作用，逻辑主语是that引导的从句(that the lamb had been stolen)
参考译文：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。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。白天，玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一棵树上，每天晚上把它牵回家。可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
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. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.He told him he had better return it or he would call the police. Aleko deniedtaking 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, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. 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. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
come in:强调in“进入”，本文表示“回到家里”
【语法小学堂】it would not prove difficult：prove是连系动词，prove difficult证明是困难的。连系动词有一定的词义，但不完整。不能单独作谓语，必须和表语连用，构成系表结构，也叫做复合谓语。比如：taste good尝起来不错；She seems angry.她似乎很生气。
参见英语语法网：http://www.yygrammar.com/Article/201111/2683.html
accuse/ə'kjuːz/：to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad控告；指责，常见搭配：accuse…of…因……指控／指责，如：She accused me of being careless in my work.她指责我工作中粗枝大叶。
He told him he had better return it：本句是间接引语，完整句子应是He told him (that) he had better return it. 此外，had better 用来表示一种建议，是固定搭配形式，不得将had改作have或其他形式，否定式：had better not，如：You’d better not wake him up when you come in.你进来的时候最好不要弄醒他
deny /dɪ'naɪ/: to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe something否认，否定，用法：deny doing sth，如：Two men have denied murdering a woman at a remote picnic spot. 两名男子否认在一个偏僻的野餐地点谋杀一名女子。
ashamed /ə'ʃeɪmd/ : feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you have done〔因自己所做的事而〕羞耻的；内疚的；惭愧的，常用搭配：be ashamed of为……感到羞愧，如：He’s much ashamed of what she has done?他为他的所作所为感到极为羞愧。
apologize/ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/ ：to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong道歉，谢罪，常用搭配：apologize to … for (doing)…因……向……道歉，如：The girl apoligized to his deskmate for having broken the pen.男孩因弄坏了同桌的钢笔向他道歉。
【语法小学堂】Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. 本句中ashamed of可以看做(being) ashamed of 省略了分词being的短语形式，在句中作原因状语。关于分词作状语的用法说明，参见英语语法网：http://www.yygrammar.com/Article/200805/306.html
dye /daɪ/ ：If you dye something such as hair orcloth, you change its colour by soaking it in a special liquid.染色，如：The women prepared, spun, and dyed the wool. 妇女们将羊毛预备、纺线并染色。
参考译文：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。他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后，迪米特里发现他的邻居阿列科家突然多了一只小羔羊。迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。不错，他的确刚买了一只羔羊，阿列科解释说，但他的羔羊是黑色的。迪米特里为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，说是错怪了他。就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成了白色。原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！
Summary writing：(last paragraph)
用不多于80个单词描述迪米特里得知妻子丢了羊之后的故事。（摘自新概念英语教师用书新版3）
When Dimitri came home, Marry told him that her white lamb had been stolen. On learning that his neighbour, Aleko, had acquired a lamb, Dimitri went to Aleko’s house and accused him of stealing a lamb. When Aleko showed his lamb, Dimitri saw it was black, so he apologized. After staying in Aleko’s house for a while because it had begun to rain, Dimitri got a surprise outside when he found the lamb was almost white. It had been dyed black!
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