Language points
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1, Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
in the tiny village of...在一个小小的山村
e.g. in the big city of Beijing
e.g. in the beautiful city of Paris
2, One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
possession: 所有物
e.g. What I possess is valuable/ My possessions are valuable. 我所拥有的一切都很值钱。
近义词:belonging: 随身携带物(通常是用复数形式belongs)
3,She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
keep: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
(1)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。
e.g. I keep my windows closed.
(2)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
e.g. I kept the boy standing outside.