新概念英语第三册逐句精讲第16课 Mary had a little lamb

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲:第16课Mary had a little lamb
Lesson 16Mary had a little lamb 玛丽有一头小羔羊
新概念3课文内容：
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!
新概念英语3逐句精讲：
1.Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。

语言点:句子结构分析:Dimitri是her husband的同位语，起解释说明的
作用。

Of Perachora in southern Greece作tiny village的后置定语，交代tiny village的名称和具体位置。

2.One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。

语言点1:句子结构分析:which引导定语从句，修饰lamb。

语言点2:请留意Little white lamb中的各个限定词的排列顺序。

3.She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
白天，玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一颗树上，每天晚上把它牵回家。

语言点:句子结构分析:tied to a tree为过去分词短语，作宾语it的补
足语。

过去分词短语作宾语补足语的应用:
I wanted eggs boiled. 我想把鸡蛋煮着吃。

You'd better had your coat mended. 你请人把衣服补一补。

He got his tooth pulled out yesterday. 他昨天把牙拔了。

4. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。

语言点:missing为形容词，意为“失踪的”，不可理解为“正在失踪
的”。

5. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had
been stolen.
绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷了。

语言点1:句子结构分析:had been cut用过去完成时突出绳子已经被割断
这个事实。

逗号前面的分句为主句，后面的分句为so引导的结果状语从句，从句中又含有一个主语从句，it作形式主语，that引导的部分是真正的主语，即“羊被偷了是显而易见的”。

语言点2:含有cut的短语总结:
cut hair 理发
cut down one's head 砍头
cut out 关掉
cut across 抄近路
cut oneself 割伤自己
short cut 捷径
6. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。

语言点:句子结构分析:when引导时间状语从句。

主句中的what had happened为宾语从句，是told的真正内容，即直接宾语，him为间接宾语。

7. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
他马上去找偷羔羊的人。

语言点:句子结构分析:to find the thief为动词不定式短语作目的状
语，即“出门的目的是为了找小偷”。

8. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。

语言点:句子结构分析:knew之后接省去了引导词that的宾语从句，说明knew的内容。

9. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后，迪米特里发出他的邻居阿列科家突然多了一
只小羔羊。

语言点:句子结构分析:Aleko是his neighbour的同位语，起解释说明的
作用。

句首的after telling…为“介词+现在分词短语”组成省略式的时间状
语从句。

本句可还原为:After he told several of his friends about the thief,Dimitri found out that…
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，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊。

语言点1:句子结构分析:and连接两个并列句。

语言点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.
告诉他把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。

语言点1:句子结构分析:he had better return it为宾语从句，说明
told的内容。

语言点2:or在这句话中相当于if not或otherwise,表示“否则”。

12. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。

语言点:句子结构分析:and并列连接两个动词denied和led。

13. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
不错，他的确刚买了一只羔羊，阿列科解释说，但他的羔羊是黑色的。

语言点:句子结构分析:he explained为插入语。

本句中含有主语从句，it 是形式主语，that引导的部分是真正的主语，即“他刚买一只羔羊这件事是真的”。

14. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
迪米特里为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，说是错怪了他。

语言点:句子结构分析:ashamed of having acted为过去分词短语作原因
状语，其中又含有一个现在分词的完成时结构，交代“感到不好意思”的原因，其省去的潜在主语是Dimitri,因为后半句也出现了Dimitri,所以为了避免重复，可以省略。

15. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。

语言点:句子结构分析:句中的and连接两个并列的分句，在前一个分句中，while引导时间状语从句，说明在同一时间段内同时发生的两件事情；在
后一个分句中，until也引导时间状语从句，连接先后发生的两个动作。

16. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find the little black lamb was almost white.
半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成白色。

语言点:句子结构分析:when引导时间状语从句。

主句中的that引导宾语
从句，交代find的内容。

17. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by
the rain!
原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！
语言点:句子结构分析:which引导非限制性定语从句。

Had been washed是过去完成时的被动语态，强调颜料完全被冲刷掉了。