一、【Text】课文
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
◆prize adj. 珍贵的，宝贵的
◆tie v. 拴，系
◆theft n. 偷盗案
◆accuse v. 指控
◆deny v. 否认
◆ashamed adj. 感到羞耻，惭愧
◆apologize v. 道歉
◆dye v. 染
★prize adj. 珍贵的，宝贵的
可以表示“珍贵的，宝贵的”的词包括：prize，valuable，preclous, cherishable，dear
Eg.: Mary has got a prize lamb.
The cat is prize to the old lady.
★tie v. 拴，系
tie sth to
1．把…拴在…上
Eg: I tie the dog to a tree
2．与…有联系
Eg: He is tied to his family
3．n. 领带；关系（强调血缘关系）
★theft n. 偷盗行为，偷盗案
Eg.: He reports the theft to the police.
★accuse v. 指控
accuse sb of doing sth 因为某事指控某人,指控某人做了某事
Eg.: He acciused his neighbour of stealing his bicycle.
＝charge sb with doing sth
accuse比charge语意弱：accuse强调“严厉的指责” charge强调“控告”
★deny v. 否认
deny doing sth. 否认做了某事
He denied stealing the lamb.
He denied the truth.
deny sb. nothing百依百顺
Eg: He denies his wife nothing
deny oneself:克制自己
Eg: 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.
使......处于某种状态
keep后的复合宾语（宾语补足语）可以是形容词、介词短语、分词
keep和过去分词搭配做宾语补足语，过去分词和宾语之间是逻辑上的动宾关系。
I keep my windows closed.
宾语补足语和宾语是主谓关系，那么宾语补足语是现在分词结构
I kept the boy standing outside.
…显而易见
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. )
apology n.
★dye v. 染
Dye the cloth black.
...在一个小小的山村
in the big city of Beijing
in the beautiful city of Paris
所有物
Eg: What I possess is valuable/ My possessions are valuable. 我所拥有的一切都很值钱。
belonging: 随身携带物（通常是用复数形式）
开始着手做某事
是不难做到的
prove 是连系动词，作“证明是”讲，本句子与 it would not be difficult相同。
把某事告知某人
Eg.: He told the police about the theft.
否则
Eg.: He can’t be ill or he wouldn’t have come.
or else: (口语) 否则……
三、【课文精析】
in the tiny village ofpossession:
keep:
It is obvious thatset out to do sth.
it would not prove difficult,
tell sb. about sth.
or:
Eg: Your room is so dirty. Clear it promptly, or else….
诚然......, 但是......
Eg.: It is true that the work is hard, but we’ll finish it ahead.
. 其前省略了being, 现在分词结构（形容词结构）做状语，此处相当于原因状语，
放在主句前后均可。
Angry at everybody here, he left suddenly.
Anxious for a quick decision, he called his friends.
Nervous, the man opened the letter.
It is true that..., but...
Ashamed of having acted so rashly, ..
