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!

10. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.

迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，氣呼呼地指責他偷了羔羊。

語言點1:句子結構分析:and連接兩個并列句。
語言點2:accuse sb.of sth.的意思是“因某事指控某人”。

11．He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.

告訴他最好把羊交還，否則就去叫警察。

語言點1:句子結構分析:he had better return it為賓語從句，說明told的內容。

語言點2:or在這句話中相當于if not或otherwise,表示“否則”。

12. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.

阿列科不承認，并把迪米特里領進院子。

語言點:句子結構分析:and并列連接兩個動詞denied和led。