新概念英语第三册课堂笔记第16课

新概念英语第三册课堂笔记第16课Lesson 16
Mary had a little lamb
玛丽有一头羔羊
【New words and expressions】生词和短语
★prize
adj. 珍贵的，宝贵的
prize Mary has got a prize lamb
The cat is prize to the old lady.
valuable
precious
cherishable
dear
★tie
v. 拴，系
tie sth.to
I tied the dog to a tree.
于……有联系
He is tied to his family
(n.)领带，关系（强调血缘关系）
★theft
n. 偷盗行为，偷盗案
He reports the theft to the police.
★accuse
v. 指控
accuse sb.of doing sth.
accuse 比charge语义弱：accuse强调＂严厉的指责＂，charge 强调＂控告＂
★de ny
v. 否认
deny doing sth.
He denied stealing the lamb.
He denied the truth.
deny sb. nothing ：百依百顺
He denies his wife nothing.
deny oneself：克制自己
On some occasions we must deny ourselves.
★ashamed
adj. 感到羞耻，惭愧
be ashamed of
He is ashamed of 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.)
(n.)apology
★dye
v. 染
Dye the cloth black
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Was Dimitri right to apologize to his neighbour? Why not?
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.。