Dimitri at once set out to find the thief. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.

　　7. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.

　　他马上去找偷羔羊的人。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:to find the thief为动词不定式短语作目的状语，即“出门的目的是为了找小偷”。

　　8. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.

　　他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:knew之后接省去了引导词that的宾语从句，说明knew的内容。

　　9. 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。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:Aleko是his neighbour的同位语，起解释说明的作用。句首的after telling…为“介词+现在分词短语”组成省略式的时间状语从句。本句可还原为:After he told several of his friends about the thief,Dimitri found out that…