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1、lesson 16 Mary had a little lambListen to the tape then answer the question below.Was Dimitri right to apologize to his neighbour? Why not?Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora (in the big city of Beijing/in the beautiful city of Paris) in southern Greece. One of Marys
2、prize possessions(所有物 possess vt.拥有) 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.Wh
3、en Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief （set out to do sth 开始着手做某事）.He knew it would not prove difficult(=it would not be difficult: prove是连系动词，作“证明是”讲) in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the
4、theft（tell sb.about sth.）, Dimitri 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( had better （not）doshould/ought to：建议，语气更强烈，常带威胁、告诫或催促的意思。) return it or（否则，后接虚拟语气
5、；or else 否则偏口语，or else后可省略 Youd better give me that book or else!） 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(原因状语), Dimitri apologized to Alek
6、o 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 was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by t
7、he rain !New words and expressions prize adj. 珍贵的，宝贵的 The cat is prize to the old lady. (be prize to sb)=valuable=precious=cherishable=deartie v. 拴，系 (tie sth.to) I tied the dog to a tree.(be tied to )于有联系Pay increased are tied to inflation(n.)领带，关系 The firm has close ties with an American corporati
8、ontheft n. 偷盗行为，偷盗案 He reports the theft to the police.accuse v. 指控 accuse sb. of (doing) sth.指责、指控某人做某事 charge sb with (doing) sthaccuse 比charge语义弱：accuse强调严厉的指责，charge强调控告deny v. 否认 deny (doing) sth/ deny+宾语从句 deny sb. nothing :百依百顺He denies his wife nothing.deny oneself: 克制自己On some occasions we
9、must deny ourselves.ashamed adj. 感到羞耻，惭愧(be ashamed of)He is ashamed of being a theftshameful 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 (doing)sth.因（做）某事向某人道歉 (n.)apologydye v. 染 Dye the cloth blackMultiple choice questions多项选择题Choose
10、the correct answers to the following questions.Comprehension理解1 .Every evening, Mary used to go and _ .acut the lamb from the rope it had been tied onbuntie the lamb so it could wander in the field at nightcbring her lamb back home for the nightdmake sure that her lamb was not missing2.It would not
11、be difficult to find the thief because _ .athe lamb had been one of Marys prize possessionsbnews travels fast in a small communitycDimitri had a lot of friends in the village(从他的朋友那里得知新闻)dthe rain would soon wash the black dye off the lamb3 .When Aleko first showed Dimitri the lamb in his backyard _
12、 .ahe was truthful about how he had acquired the lamb but not about its colourbDimitri admitted that the lamb could not be his wifescit was clear that the lamb had been dyed blackdit started to rain before Dimitri had time to identify the lamb as hisStructure结构4 .Mary and her husband Dimitri lived i
13、n Perachora, _ tiny village in southern Greece. （111-2）ain abthecin theda5 - was a little white lamb which had been _ from her husband. （112-3）apresentbpresented (present sth to sb, present sb with sth; 如果是v. 应当是by her husband)cpresentingda present6 On her husbands return, _ what had happened, （117-
14、8）ahis wife told himbshe told DimitricMary told himdDimitri was told7 -it would not prove difficult in a village of _ size. （118-9）aa such smallbso smallcthe smallestdso small a8 He told him if he _ it, he would call the police. （111）awas not returningbdid not returnchas not returneddhad not returne
15、dVocabulary词汇9 One of Marys most _ possessions （12）avaluedbworthwhile值得的 Studying hard is worthwhilecworthy配得上的be worthy of （His deeds are worthy of our praise）dexpensive10 After _ the theft to several of his friends （19）atelling（tell sb about sth）breporting（report sth to sb）cexpressingdcounting（计算，认为）11 During their _ , it began to rain. （1113-14）achat（强调对话的非正式性，一般用于熟悉亲密的关系间）bargumentcconversation（可以与talk换用）dspeech12 When he went _ half an hour later（1
