新概念英语第三册讲义：LESSON 16 MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB.doc

1、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，dearEg.: Mary has got a prize lamb. The cat is p

2、rize to the old lady.tie v. 拴，系tie sth to 1把拴在上Eg: I tie the dog to a tree2与有联系Eg: He is tied to his family3n. 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 wi

3、th doing sthaccuse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 nothingdeny 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

4、 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 hu

5、sband 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 ro

6、pe 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, Dim

7、itri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Alekos 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 back-yard. It was true t

8、hat 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 Alekos house until the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he

9、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!【课文讲解】in the tiny village of.在一个小小的山村in the big city of Beijingin the beautiful city of Parispossession: 所有物Eg: What I possess is valuable/ My possessions are va

10、luable. 我所拥有的一切都很值钱。belonging: 随身携带物（通常是用复数形式）keep:使.处于某种状态keep后的复合宾语（宾语补足语）可以是形容词、介词短语、分词keep和过去分词搭配做宾语补足语，过去分词和宾语之间是逻辑上的动宾关系。 I keep my windows closed.宾语补足语和宾语是主谓关系，那么宾语补足语是现在分词结构 I kept the boy standing outside.It is obvious that显而易见set out to do sth. 开始着手做某事it would not prove difficult, 是不难做到的pr

11、ove 是连系动词，作“证明是”讲，本句子与 it would not be difficult相同。tell sb. about sth. 把某事告知某人L16-01 end 1206”L16-02 begin 822”Eg.: He told the police about the theft.or: 否则Eg.: He cant be ill or he wouldnt have come.or else: (口语) 否则Eg: Your room is so dirty. Clear it promptly, or else.It is true that., but. 诚然., 但

12、是.Eg.: It is true that the work is hard, but well finish it ahead. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, . 其前省略了being, 现在分词结构（形容词结构）做状语，此处相当于原因状语，放在主句前后均可。Angry at everybody here, he left suddenly.Anxious for a quick decision, he called his friends.Nervous, the man opened the letter.L16-02 end 822”L16-

13、03 begin 857”【Special difficulties】had better do sth.had better not do sth.Exercise P76Rewrite the following sentences using had better in place of it would be advisable.1 It would be advisable for us to have lunch.2 It would be advisable for her to renew her passport.3 It would not be advisable for

14、 you to ask so many questions.4 It would not be advisable for us to stay any longer.5 It would be advisable for the children to get an early night.6 It would be advisable for me to consult my solicitor.Key:1 We had better have lunch.2 She had better renew her passport.3 You had better not ask so man

15、y questions.4 We had better not stay any longer.5 The children had better get an early night.6 I had better o consult my solicitor.注：solicitor 律师，法律顾问【Multiple choice questions】P76Comprehension1 Every evening, Mary used to go and _ .a. cut the lamb from the rope it had been tied onb. untie the lamb

16、so it could wander in the field at nightc. bring her lamb back home for the nightd. make sure that her lamb was not missing1. C2 It would not be difficult to find the thief because _ .a. the lamb had been one of Marys prize possessionsb. news travels fast in a small communityc. Dimitri had a lot of

17、friends in the villaged. the rain would soon wash the black dye off the lamb2. Bcommunity:社区 village3 When Aleko first showed Dimitri the lamb in his backyard _ .a. he was truthful about how he had acquired he lamb but not about its colourb. Dimitri admitted that the lamb could not be his wifesc. it

18、 was clear that the lamb had been dyed blackd. it started to rain before Dimitri had time to identify the lamb as his3. BStructure4 Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in Perachora, _ tiny village in southern Greece. (ll.1-2)a. in a b. the c. in the d. a4. D5 -was a little white lamb which had been _

19、 from her husband. (ll.2-3)a. present b. presented c. presenting d. a presentpresent - absentpresented +to / withWhen Mr Brown left firm, the director presented a gold watch to him.a present from sb.Eg.; The gold watch was present from the director.5. D6 On her husbands return, _ what had happened.

20、(ll.7-8)a. his wife told him b. she told Dimitri c. Mary told him d. Dimitri was told6. C7 -it would not prove difficult in a village of _ size. (ll.8-9)a. a such small b. so small c. the smallest d. so small aso small a size or such a small size7. D8 He told him if he _ it, he would call the police

21、. (l.11)a. was not returning b. did not return c. has not returned d. had not returned8. BVocabulary9 One of Marys most _ possessions.(l.2)a. valued b. worthwhile c. worthy d. expensive9. Avalued advice 宝贵的忠告valued friend 珍贵的朋友worthwhile 值得的Eg.: Any exercise is worthwhile.Studying hard is worthwhile

22、.worthy: 配得上的Eg.: The chain is worthy of the watch. His deeds are worthy of our praise.他的行为值得我们表扬。10 After _ the theft to several of his friends. (l.9)a. telling b. reporting c. expressing d. countingtell somebody about something10 Breport something to somebody11 During their _, it began to rain. (l

23、l.13-14)a. chat b. argument c. conversation d.speech11. C talk = conversation12 When he went _ half an hour later . (ll.14-15)a. out of doors b. into the open c. in the open air d. inside out12. Aout of doors-outside 反义词：indoorsin the open air 在野外，在露天inside out:里外反穿Eg.: He put his socks on inside out.他把袜子穿反了。L16-03 end 857”L17-01 begin 1246”