新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第16课(1)

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!

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。