今天我想讲讲这个课程的短期目的，和我想你做些什么。我想你用大约一至兩个月的时间，学会一看见一个英文句子，就能立即指出主句的主语、动词和宾语；有些句子的分析与某些字义有关，但我期望你能利用字典，找出生字是那类字(名词或动词)，一旦知道了，我期望你能立即指出主句的主语、动词和宾语。一旦知道了，其他一切都好办!我相信我选的文章有很多生字，不要紧，每日学它十个或五个便够。这叫做贵精不贵多，一定要记住例句和经常使用那些生字。习作方面，我期望你用最短的时间(在十天之內，理想是兩天之內，我期望在一个月后，你能达到這理想)先做了找主句、主语、动词、和宾语这部份，那些生字就可以每天十个或五个的慢慢做。千万不要想同時学生字和指出主句，這样太慢了!以下是这小说的其余部份，其中有些我用了来作示范。附記：AgathaChristie是一个非常著名的侦探小說作家，你在学英文之余，也可以学学她的文笔。Ifyoudon'thavetime,thenjustcompletethefirst20.Readtheanswersfortherest.8.[Don’toftenforgetaface,”](obj)he(sub)reiterated(vt)complacently满足地，自满地.V:reiterate-9.“Mrs.Anthony-yes,it(sub)is(v)Mrs.Anthony(obj)rightenough.WhenyousaidMrs.Merrowdene–I（sub）knew(vt)her(obj)atonce.”(Note:forsimplicity,Ishalltreatboth“it”and"Mrs.Anthony"aftertheverb"is"assubjects.)10.CaptainHaydock（sub）stirred（v）uneasily.11.TheMerrowdenes(sub)were(v)hisnearestneighbours(obj),barringEvanshimself,andthisidentifying(sub)ofMrs.Merrowdenewithaformerheroineofacausecélèbredistressed(vt)him(obj).12.“It’salongtimeago,”(obj)he(sub)said(vt)ratherweakly.13.“Nineyears,”(obj)said(vt)Evans(sub),accuratelyasever.“Nineyearsandthreemonths.You(sub)remember(vt)thecase(obj)?”14.“Inavaguesortofway.”(Noverb,thereforenosubjectandnoobject).15.“Anthonyturnedouttobeanarseniceater,”(obj)said(vt)Evans(sub),“sotheyacquittedher.”=“Anthonyturnedouttobeanarseniceater,sotheyacquittedher”(obj)said(vt)Evans(sub)16.“Well,whyshould(v)n’tthey(sub)?”17.“Noreasonintheworld.Onlyverdict(obj)they(sub)couldgive(vt)ontheevidence.Absolutelycorrect.”18.“Thenthat’sallright,”(obj)said(vt)Haydock(sub).“AndIdon’tseewhatwe’rebotheringabout.”19.“Who(sub)’sbothering(v)?”20.“I(sub)thought(vt)[youwere](obj).”21.“Notatall.”22.“Thething’soveranddonewith,”(obj)summed(vi)upthecaptain(sub).23.“IfMrs.Merrowdeneatonetimeofherlifewasunfortunateenoughtobetriedandacquittedformurder”Firstverb=was.Thisappearsintheclausethatbeginswith“if”.So,theverbisNOTinthemainclause.ANDsecondverb=(was)acquitted.Sincethisclauseisjoinedtothefirstby“and”,itmeans“andifshewasacquit