Was Dimitri right to apologize to his neighbour? Why not?
1、Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
in the tiny village of...
-- in the big city of Beijing. / in the beautiful city of Paris.
in southern Greece = in the south of Greece
2、One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
Possession n.所有物
-- What I possess is valuable.= My possessions are valuable.
Belonging n.隨身攜帶物, 附屬品, 附件
3、She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
Keep+賓語+賓補 使…處于某種狀態(tài)
keep 后的賓語補足語可以是形容詞、介詞短語、分詞。
--keep 和過去分詞搭配, 過去分詞和賓語之間是邏輯上的動賓關系。
--keep 和現(xiàn)在分詞搭配, 賓語和現(xiàn)在分詞之間是邏輯上的主謂關系。
-- I keep my windows closed in winter. / I keep the dog locked in the kitchen.
-- I kept the boy standing outside.
It is obvious that... 顯而易見…
5、When 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 開始著手做某事 (set about doing…)
6、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,
7、Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
tell sb about sth 告訴某人關于某事
-- He told the police about the theft.
8、Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of
stealing the lamb.
9、He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
He can't be ill or he wouldn't have come. 他不可能生病了要不他就不會來了。
or else… 否則…
-- Your room is so dirty. Clear it promptly, or else....。
10、Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
Lead vt.vi.(led, led, leading)引導;指引
-- He led us to his home. 他把我們帶到他家。
11、It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
It is true that…but... 誠然…但是…
-- It is true that the work is hard, but we'll finish it ahead.(adj.adv.提前,向前,在前面)
12、Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
Ashamed 前省略了 be 動詞。
Ashamed of…是現(xiàn)在分詞結構(形容詞結構)做原因狀語(放主句前后均可)
-- Angry at everybody here, he left suddenly.
-- Anxious for a quick decision, he called his friends.
-- Nervous, the man opened the letter.
13、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 the little blacklamb was almost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!

