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原文：Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.

1. “珍贵的”，precious，prize

prize

1） n. 奖品、奖励、获奖

sb. win the first prize

2） a. 值钱的、有价值的、珍贵的;

优秀的、出类拔萃的：sth. of first rate；sth. exceptional.

prize possessions 珍贵的财产

a prize student 模范学生

He's a prize specimen of the human race! 

他是人中楷模！

He was a prize fool. (讽刺）

She's a prize idiot. (Which means she is very silly.）

原文：She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.

2. tie n. 领带

v. 系住、拴住：To attach or fasten(one thing to another）by string or the like.

tie A to B with C 用C把A拴在B上

Tie him to the tree with a rope.

用一根绳子把他拴在一棵树下。

课文中：tied作为it的宾语补足语，表达出小羔羊与“拴”这个动作之间是被动关系，所以是keep it tied，一直被拴在树下。

keep sth. done都有这层含义：

I keep the ice-cream cones refridgerated.

我把冰激凌蛋筒都放冰箱里冷冻起来了。

They keep this area gated and closed off.

他们把这个区域关闭起来了。

扩展：tie作为动词的另一层含义

在比赛、竞赛、竞选中获得相同的分数、比分或者票数等。

To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.

They tied for third place. 他们并列第三。

They tied the game. 他们打成平手。

原文：After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.

3. theft 关于偷盗以及下义词

1) theft n. 偷盗案件、偷盗行为

2) thief n. 偷盗者

3) burglar n. 入室偷盗贼

4) burgle n. 入室偷盗案

5) robber n. 打劫犯

6) robbery n. 打劫、强抢

7) mugger n. (特指在马路上作案的） 打劫犯：A mugger means a street robber.

8) mug v. (特指在马路上的） 打劫

Ross was mugged by Pheobee when they were teenagers.

9）raid v./n. 打劫(一个场所，比如商家、店铺等）

10） ram-raid n./v (开着车撞破上架橱窗进行）打劫

11）raider n. 打劫犯

tomb raider 盗墓者

Tomb Raider 古墓丽影（电影、游戏名），女主Lara Croft

12）hijacker n./v.  劫机，劫船，劫火车

 to hijack a plane，a ship，or a train；

13）pickpocket n. 扒手

14） embezzlement n. 挪用公款

15） embezzler n. 贪污犯

16） abductor n. 拐骗犯

17） kidnapper n. 绑架者

原文：Dimitri immediately went to Aleko’s house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb. 

4. accuse sb of doing sth.

1）She accused him of lying.

   她指责他说谎。

2）The candidate was accused of lying before the election.

大选之前，该名候选人遭人谴责说谎。

3） He was accused of lying in court.

他被指控在法庭上作伪证。

原文：Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.

5.关于“死不承认”的deny

deny v. To assert that something is not true. 坚称某事不是真的

She denied that she was at the party.

她否认她当时在那个派对上。

Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.

大家都知道犯罪了，但他依然矢口否认。

原文：Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.

6.怎么真心实意地道歉？

apologize to sb. for (doing） sth.= say sorry to sb. for (doing） sth.

make an aplogy to sb. for (doing） sth.

The CEO made a public apology for the scandal.

 为丑闻公开道歉。

深度剖析不同词性内部的区别：外部行为VS内涵所指

A person who is smiling doesn’t mean he is happy.

A person who is crying doesn’t mean he is sad.

An action can be an act.

外部动作表达的可能是演戏，并不一定代表心理活动。

A person who says thanks doesn’t mean he is really thankful.

A person who says sorry doesn’t mean he really feels apologetic.

比较：She is happy；He is sad；We are thankful.

sb. be/feel apologetic to sb. for (doing） sth.

She feels aplogetic to Tom for lying to him.

对Tom扯了谎，她对此感到十分对不起他。

回归课文：

Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. 

ashamed adj. + apologize v.

原文：Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!

7.dye v. 染色

die还是dye?

dye sth. + color 把某物染成某色

She dyed her hair blonde.

她把头发染成了金黄色。

dye－dyed－dyeing－dyes

本课重点词汇总结：

1. prize n. 奖品、奖励、获奖

   a. 值钱的、有价值的、珍贵的;

2.tie n. 领带

   v. 系住、拴住

3. theft以及其他16个表示偷盗的词

4. accuse v. 责备、谴责、指控

5. deny v. 矢口否认

6. apologize v. 道歉

    apology n. 道歉

    apologetic a. 心怀歉意的

7.dye v. 染色（dye－dyed－dyeing－dyes）

   dye sth. + color 把某物染成某色