Notes on the text課文注釋
1 it would not prove difficult, 是不難做到的。
prove是連系動詞，作“證明是”講，本句子與it would not be difficult相同。
2 accuse sb. of (doing) sth. 作“指責、指控某人做某事”解。
3 he had better return it, 他好把羔羊還給迪米特里。
had better用來表達一種建議，建議在將來某一具體場合采取的動作。這個短語比should和ought to的語氣更強烈，常帶有威脅、告誡或催促的意思。
4 denied taking it…,
deny后面可接動名詞作賓語，也可接賓語從句。
5 apologize to sb. for (doing)sth. , 是“因（做）某事向某人道歉”的意思。
參考譯文
瑪麗與丈夫迪米特里住在希臘南部一個叫波拉考拉的小村莊里?，旣愓滟F的財產(chǎn)之一就是丈夫送給她的一只白色小羔羊。白天，瑪麗把羔羊拴在地里的一棵樹上，每天晚上把它牽回家?？墒?，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失蹤了。繩子被人割斷，很明顯小羔羊是被人偷走了。
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。他知道在這樣一個小村莊里抓住小偷并不困難。把失竊的事告訴幾個朋友后，迪米特里發(fā)現(xiàn)他的鄰居阿列科家突然多了一只小羔羊。迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，氣呼呼地指責他偷了羔羊，告訴他好把羊交還，否則就去叫警察。阿列科不承認，并把迪米特里領(lǐng)進院子。不錯，他的確剛買了一只羔羊，阿列科解釋說，但他的羔羊是黑色的。迪米特里為自己的魯莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，說是錯怪了他。就在他倆說話的時候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停為止。半小時后，當他從屋里出來時，他驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)小黑羔羊全身幾乎都變成了白色。原來羊毛上染的黑色被雨水沖掉了！
Summary writing摘要寫作
In not more than 80 words describe what happened from the time when Dimitri learnt that his wife's white lamb had been stolen. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.
Answer these questions in note form to get your points:
1 What did Mary tell Dimitri when he came home?
2 What did Dimitri learn about his neighbour, Aleko?
3 Where did Dimitri go?
4 What did he accuse Aleko of?
5 Did Aleko show Dimitri his new lamb or not?
6 What colour was it?
7 What did Dimitri do when he saw it was black?
8 Why did Dimitri stay in Aleko's house for half an hour?
9 Why did he get a surprise when he went outside?
10 Had the lamb been dyed or not?
Vocabulary詞匯
Give another word or phrase to replace the following words as they are used in the passage: tiny（1．1）;fetch（1．4）;missing（1．5）;acquired（1．10）;denied（1．11）;apologized（1．13）;dyed（1．16）.
Composition作文
In not more than 200 words continue the above passage. Use the ideas given below. Do not write more than three paragraphs.
Title:Not so black.
Introduction:Dimitri took a close look at the lamb----surprised----it was white----recognized it as his own.
Development:Angry scene----accusation----Aleko still denied theft----violent argument----finally Aleko admitted it ----Dimitri called the police----Aleko was arrested----Dimitri took the lamb home.
Conclusion:Excitement in the village----villagers were amused by the event----discussed it at great length for a long time.
Letter writing書信寫作
The following events have prompted you to write letters. Write suitable introductions of about 25 words each.
1 A prize you have won.
2 An examination you have passed.
Key structures關(guān)鍵句型
He accused him of stealing the lamb. (IKS 92)（參見第2冊第92課關(guān)鍵句型）
Exercises練習
A Note the form of the verbs in italics:accused him of stealing（11．10-11）;Aleko denied taking it（1．11）;ashamed of having acted…（1．13）;apologized for having accused（1．13）;it began to rain（1．14）.
B Write sentences using the following:
1 We continued…
2 Let's go…
3 This shirt needs…
4 Excuse my…
Special difficulties難點
He had better return it. （1．11）
Instead of saying: We can say:
It would be advisable for you to leave now. You had better leave now. It would not be advisable for you to telephone him. You had better not telephone him. Exercise練習
Rewrite the following sentences using had better in place of it would be advisable. 1 It would be advisable for us to have lunch.
2 It would be advisable for her to renew her passport.
3 It would not be advisable for you to ask so many questions.
4 It would not be advisable for us to stay any longer.
5 It would be advisable for the children to get an early night.
6 It would be advisable for me to consult my solicitor. Multiple choice questions多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 Every evening, Mary used to go and ______ .
a．cut the lamb from the rope it had been tied on
b．untie the lamb so it could wander in the field at night
c．bring her lamb back home for the night
d．make sure that her lamb was not missing
2 It would not be difficult to find the thief because ______ .
a．the lamb had been one of Mary's prize possessions
b．news travels fast in a small community
c．Dimitri had a lot of friends in the village
d．the rain would soon wash the black dye off the lamb
3 When Aleko first showed Dimitri the lamb in his backyard ______ .
a．he was truthful about how he had acquired the lamb but not about its colour
b．Dimitri admitted that the lamb could not be his wife's
c．it was clear that the lamb had been dyed black
d．it started to rain before Dimitri had time to identify the lamb as his
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)
4 Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in Perachora, ______ tiny village in southern Greece. （11．1-2）
a．in a
b．the
c．in the
d．a(chǎn)
5 ---- was a little white lamb which had been ______ from her husband. （11．2-3）
a．present
b．presented
c．presenting
d．a(chǎn) present
6 On her husband's return, ______ what had happened, （11．7-8）
a．his wife told him
b．she told Dimitri
c．Mary told him
d．Dimitri was told
7 ----it would not prove difficult in a village of ______ size. （11．8-9）
a．a(chǎn) such small
b．so small
c．the smallest
d．so small a
8 He told him if he ______ it, he would call the police. （1．11）
a．was not returning
b．did not return
c．has not returned
d．had not returned
Vocabulary詞匯
9 One of Mary's most ______ possessions …（1．2）
a．valued
b．worthwhile
c．worthy
d．expensive
10 After ______ the theft to several of his friends …（1．9）
a．telling
b．reporting
c．expressing
d．counting
11 During their ______ , it began to rain. （11．13-14）
a．chat
b．a(chǎn)rgument
c．conversation
d．speech
12 When he went ______ half an hour later…（11．14-15）
a．out of doors
b．into the open
c．in the open air
d．inside out
1 it would not prove difficult, 是不難做到的。
prove是連系動詞，作“證明是”講，本句子與it would not be difficult相同。
2 accuse sb. of (doing) sth. 作“指責、指控某人做某事”解。
3 he had better return it, 他好把羔羊還給迪米特里。
had better用來表達一種建議，建議在將來某一具體場合采取的動作。這個短語比should和ought to的語氣更強烈，常帶有威脅、告誡或催促的意思。
4 denied taking it…,
deny后面可接動名詞作賓語，也可接賓語從句。
5 apologize to sb. for (doing)sth. , 是“因（做）某事向某人道歉”的意思。
參考譯文
瑪麗與丈夫迪米特里住在希臘南部一個叫波拉考拉的小村莊里?，旣愓滟F的財產(chǎn)之一就是丈夫送給她的一只白色小羔羊。白天，瑪麗把羔羊拴在地里的一棵樹上，每天晚上把它牽回家?？墒?，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失蹤了。繩子被人割斷，很明顯小羔羊是被人偷走了。
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。他知道在這樣一個小村莊里抓住小偷并不困難。把失竊的事告訴幾個朋友后，迪米特里發(fā)現(xiàn)他的鄰居阿列科家突然多了一只小羔羊。迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，氣呼呼地指責他偷了羔羊，告訴他好把羊交還，否則就去叫警察。阿列科不承認，并把迪米特里領(lǐng)進院子。不錯，他的確剛買了一只羔羊，阿列科解釋說，但他的羔羊是黑色的。迪米特里為自己的魯莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，說是錯怪了他。就在他倆說話的時候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停為止。半小時后，當他從屋里出來時，他驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)小黑羔羊全身幾乎都變成了白色。原來羊毛上染的黑色被雨水沖掉了！
Summary writing摘要寫作
In not more than 80 words describe what happened from the time when Dimitri learnt that his wife's white lamb had been stolen. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.
Answer these questions in note form to get your points:
1 What did Mary tell Dimitri when he came home?
2 What did Dimitri learn about his neighbour, Aleko?
3 Where did Dimitri go?
4 What did he accuse Aleko of?
5 Did Aleko show Dimitri his new lamb or not?
6 What colour was it?
7 What did Dimitri do when he saw it was black?
8 Why did Dimitri stay in Aleko's house for half an hour?
9 Why did he get a surprise when he went outside?
10 Had the lamb been dyed or not?
Vocabulary詞匯
Give another word or phrase to replace the following words as they are used in the passage: tiny（1．1）;fetch（1．4）;missing（1．5）;acquired（1．10）;denied（1．11）;apologized（1．13）;dyed（1．16）.
Composition作文
In not more than 200 words continue the above passage. Use the ideas given below. Do not write more than three paragraphs.
Title:Not so black.
Introduction:Dimitri took a close look at the lamb----surprised----it was white----recognized it as his own.
Development:Angry scene----accusation----Aleko still denied theft----violent argument----finally Aleko admitted it ----Dimitri called the police----Aleko was arrested----Dimitri took the lamb home.
Conclusion:Excitement in the village----villagers were amused by the event----discussed it at great length for a long time.
Letter writing書信寫作
The following events have prompted you to write letters. Write suitable introductions of about 25 words each.
1 A prize you have won.
2 An examination you have passed.
Key structures關(guān)鍵句型
He accused him of stealing the lamb. (IKS 92)（參見第2冊第92課關(guān)鍵句型）
Exercises練習
A Note the form of the verbs in italics:accused him of stealing（11．10-11）;Aleko denied taking it（1．11）;ashamed of having acted…（1．13）;apologized for having accused（1．13）;it began to rain（1．14）.
B Write sentences using the following:
1 We continued…
2 Let's go…
3 This shirt needs…
4 Excuse my…
Special difficulties難點
He had better return it. （1．11）
Instead of saying: We can say:
It would be advisable for you to leave now. You had better leave now. It would not be advisable for you to telephone him. You had better not telephone him. Exercise練習
Rewrite the following sentences using had better in place of it would be advisable. 1 It would be advisable for us to have lunch.
2 It would be advisable for her to renew her passport.
3 It would not be advisable for you to ask so many questions.
4 It would not be advisable for us to stay any longer.
5 It would be advisable for the children to get an early night.
6 It would be advisable for me to consult my solicitor. Multiple choice questions多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 Every evening, Mary used to go and ______ .
a．cut the lamb from the rope it had been tied on
b．untie the lamb so it could wander in the field at night
c．bring her lamb back home for the night
d．make sure that her lamb was not missing
2 It would not be difficult to find the thief because ______ .
a．the lamb had been one of Mary's prize possessions
b．news travels fast in a small community
c．Dimitri had a lot of friends in the village
d．the rain would soon wash the black dye off the lamb
3 When Aleko first showed Dimitri the lamb in his backyard ______ .
a．he was truthful about how he had acquired the lamb but not about its colour
b．Dimitri admitted that the lamb could not be his wife's
c．it was clear that the lamb had been dyed black
d．it started to rain before Dimitri had time to identify the lamb as his
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)
4 Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in Perachora, ______ tiny village in southern Greece. （11．1-2）
a．in a
b．the
c．in the
d．a(chǎn)
5 ---- was a little white lamb which had been ______ from her husband. （11．2-3）
a．present
b．presented
c．presenting
d．a(chǎn) present
6 On her husband's return, ______ what had happened, （11．7-8）
a．his wife told him
b．she told Dimitri
c．Mary told him
d．Dimitri was told
7 ----it would not prove difficult in a village of ______ size. （11．8-9）
a．a(chǎn) such small
b．so small
c．the smallest
d．so small a
8 He told him if he ______ it, he would call the police. （1．11）
a．was not returning
b．did not return
c．has not returned
d．had not returned
Vocabulary詞匯
9 One of Mary's most ______ possessions …（1．2）
a．valued
b．worthwhile
c．worthy
d．expensive
10 After ______ the theft to several of his friends …（1．9）
a．telling
b．reporting
c．expressing
d．counting
11 During their ______ , it began to rain. （11．13-14）
a．chat
b．a(chǎn)rgument
c．conversation
d．speech
12 When he went ______ half an hour later…（11．14-15）
a．out of doors
b．into the open
c．in the open air
d．inside out