新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课16

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课文16  玛丽有一头羔羊
' D0 M* g0 ?  X7 l258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
        玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。
259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
) R7 W( ?; p& H0 A& a        玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。
260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
9 D5 q6 n# Q0 l% F+ Q, @+ k+ c        白天，玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一颗树上，每天晚上把它牵回家。
3 V. O+ f0 V3 [" z: J- t& O) a* A1 Y! v) g261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
6 A5 [- J( h' @3 s+ g  k; @        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
& E& h+ m9 b6 B5 I* m" ?) |) W, ^        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
7 W9 d* `7 \& O% h0 e# b0 p' H; g! U264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
3 b/ ^8 m& y1 I* Q        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
& ~# L( y) Y4 D( K% {: N        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
  f* z" R0 }+ j! A$ @266. 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。
/ W5 H# v! H3 X2 J267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
/ G, H, {7 E; ]/ \* ~' I* {268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
' F# H* S0 u7 o) E" N' ^        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
: k" g3 o, e4 Z% b! |        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
" C% H3 @9 @. X5 V" y        不错，他的确刚买了一只羔羊，阿列科解释说，但他的羔羊是黑色的。
271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
& {0 `( G0 D: Z, m5 Z2 Y" b        迪米特里为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，说是错怪了他。
272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
/ d7 z+ \1 {/ C7 }        就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。
273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
        半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成白色。
& l, n5 k. C' @' H1 A$ a274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！