Mary had a little lamb 瑪麗有一頭小羔羊
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.
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 the little black lamb was almost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
4. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
可是,一天晚上,那只小羔羊失蹤了。
語言點(diǎn):missing為形容詞,意為“失蹤的”,不可理解為“正在失蹤的”。
5. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
繩子被人割斷,很明顯小羔羊是被人偷了。
語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:had been cut用過去完成時(shí)突出繩子已經(jīng)被割斷這個(gè)事實(shí)。逗號前面的分句為主句,后面的分句為so引導(dǎo)的結(jié)果狀語從句,從句中又含有一個(gè)主語從句,it作形式主語,that引導(dǎo)的部分是真正的主語,即“羊被偷了是顯而易見的”。
語言點(diǎn)2:含有cut的短語總結(jié):
cut hair 理發(fā)
cut down one's head 砍頭
cut out 關(guān)掉
cut across 抄近路
cut oneself 割傷自己
short cut 捷徑
6. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
迪米特里從地里回來,妻子把情況跟他一說,他馬上出去找偷羔羊的人。
語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。主句中的what had happened為賓語從句,是told的真正內(nèi)容,即直接賓語,him為間接賓語。