After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后，迪米特里发出他的邻居阿列科家突然多了一只小羔羊。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
💡 sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
telling
['tɛlɪŋ]
adj. 有效的;显著的;生动的;说明问题的;
v. 讲述( tell的现在分词);告诉;
"Stop telling fibs ."
别再撒谎了。
近义：narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, story, tale
adj. 几个的;专有的;各自的;分别的;
pron. 几个，数个;一些;
💡 七（seven）块肉?一共（al=all）花了 几个钱 七根(seve-seven)铁轨(ral-rail) 几个人抬 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：色彩（se）
"Several new members have come into the club since last year."
自去年以来,又有些新成员加入了俱乐部.
近义：manifold, many, some, various, divers
n. 偷盗，偷窃;被盗，失窃;盗窃之物，赃物;失窃案例;
💡 thieve(n.贼)-theft(n.盗窃)
"She has six previous convictions for theft."
她有六次盗窃前科。
近义：larceny, looting, abstraction, pilferage, racket, racketeering
反义：reconveyance, redelivery, remitter, restitution, rebate, drawback