Lesson 16
Mary had a little lamb
prize [praɪz]
adj. 心爱的，受珍视的
prize / prized adj. 心爱的
One of Mary's prize posssions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be
walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize
plants.
valued / treasured / cherished adj.
prize / value / treasure / cherish vt. 珍爱，珍视 I’ll ~ our friendship for ever.
This is a lesson you’re going to ~.
valuable / priceless / precious
adj. 宝贵的，价值连城的 precious stone
It was very old and precious even then.
tie [taɪ]
v. 拴，系 tie a tie tie … to …
Tie the hor to a tree.
The thief was tied / bound(bind) / chained(chain) to a tree.
theft [θeft]
n. 盗窃
theft n. 盗窃 (thief n. 贼) He is guilty of theft. burglary n. 入户行窃 burglar n. 梁上君子
Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night rve only to annoy pasrs-by and
actually assist burglars to burgle.
pickpocket
shoplifter
steal sth. from sb.
rob sb. of sth.
help onelf to sth.
One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himlf to
diamonds to notice any pain.
poach
Deer have been poached here for years.
embezzle
The official was charged with embezzling enormous government funds.
accu [ə'kju:z]
v. 指控；（愤怒地）指责 accu sb. of sth.
I accud him of stealing my sheep.
Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's hou and angrily accud him of stealing the lamb.
They may even accu them of disloyalty, or make some spiteful remark about the friends'
parents.
criticize sb. for sth.
He was criticized for his delay in dealing with the matter.
censure sb. for sth.
Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis.
scold sb. for sth.
His mother scolded him for breaking her favorite va.
blame sb. for sth.
blame sth. on sb.
They blamed George for the failure.
They blamed the failure on George.
reprimand sb. for sth.
I was reprimanded by my manager for being late.
Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the
assistant verely.
condemn A for / as B
The movie was condemned for its xism.
The terrorist attack was condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
deny [dɪ'naɪ]
v. 否认
deny + sth. / doing / that …
He denied the charge. / knowing about it. / that he had stolen the sheep.
admit / acknowledge + sth. / doing / that …
He admitted / acknowledged the charge. / knowing about it. / that he had stolen the sheep.
ashamed [ə'ʃeɪmd] adj. 惭愧的，羞耻的
be ashamed of …
You should be ashamed of your behavior.
be ashamed to do
Their behavior makes me ashamed to be Chine!
shame
disgrace
humiliate
bring shame / disgrace on …
His behavior shamed / disgraced / humiliated / brought shame on / brought disgrace on his
family.
shame n. 羞耻；可惜 Shame on you!
What a shame!
—John is sick and can’t come to class.
—What a shame!
(A) The man will be sorry later.
(B) The camera should be thrown away.
(C) It's too bad the camera didn't work.
(D) Sarah was quite embarrasd.
M: Just as Sarah was opening the prent I realized the camera wasn’t working.
W: What a shame!
Q: What does the woman mean?
Answer: (C) It's too bad the camera didn't work.
put sb. / sth. to shame
使……相形见绌
They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, travelled 1,600 miles.
apologize
[ə'pɒlədʒaɪz]
v. 道歉
apologize to sb. for sth.
I apologized to him for being late.
make an apology to sb. for sth.
say sorry to sb. for sth.
be apologetic about sth.
He was apologetic about his late arrival.
Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the
