英语与阅读练习笔记.doc

L16-01 begin 12’06” §Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 玛丽有一头小羔羊 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ◆prize adj. 珍贵的，宝贵的 ◆tie v. 拴，系 ◆theft n. 偷盗案 ◆accuse v. 指控 ◆deny v. 否认 ◆ashamed adj. 感到羞耻，惭愧 ◆apologize v. 道歉 ◆dye v. 染 ★prize adj. 珍贵的，宝贵的 可以表示“珍贵的，宝贵的”的词包括：prize，valuable，preclous, cherishable，dear Eg.: Mary has got a prize lamb. The cat is prize to the old lady. ★tie v. 拴，系 tie sth to 1．把…拴在…上 Eg: I tie the dog to a tree 2．与…有联系 Eg: He is tied to his family 3．n. 领带；关系（强调血缘关系） ★theft n. 偷盗行为，偷盗案 Eg.: He reports the theft to the police. ★accuse v. 指控 accuse sb of doing sth 因为某事指控某人,指控某人做了某事 Eg.: He acciused his neighbour of stealing his bicycle. ＝charge sb with doing sth accuse比charge语意弱：accuse强调“严厉的指责” charge强调“控告” ★deny v. 否认 deny doing sth. 否认做了某事 He denied stealing the lamb. He denied the truth. deny sb. nothing百依百顺 Eg: He denies his wife nothing deny oneself:克制自己 Eg: On some occasions we must deny ourselves. ★ashamed adj. 感到羞耻，惭愧 be ashamed of He is ashamed of being a dustman. shameful: 可耻的 The theft is shameful. shameless:无耻的 The thief is a shameless person. ★apologize v. 道歉 apologize to sb. (for sth. ) apology n. ★dye v. 染 Dye the cloth black. 【Text】 §Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 玛丽有一头小羔羊 Q: Was Dimitri right to apologize to his neighbour? Why not? Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Marys 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 imme