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
8 W% A7 \, L4 [( e5 z* x, {258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
6 H; \& @! N8 Y6 I2 `% S        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.
        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.
0 F  l/ m9 t4 s% B        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。
261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
2 P4 P6 }, E- @  x* f9 `3 D        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
  D3 p- S7 y7 B7 c262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
6 w' Q( R. o; X! X263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
; O& u. b( X  {/ X0 ]        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
! W4 {& x0 i4 R4 G6 ~. b265. 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。
, j3 X) w3 S  G7 u2 B; N3 ?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。
267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
5 k& [5 e& J0 D# }5 @% r* l        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
        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.
        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
  ]) [6 W" _8 c, ]% R$ d" K( A3 f* i270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
% [; ?6 i  k6 F/ D- B: I9 F4 v        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。
, @# Q1 o$ r' z271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
        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。
: R3 J: u; g2 f3 l/ W% A8 S! k3 t272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
% a+ Z, k% ]7 J2 d        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。
% j' ^6 f* e4 Y274. 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！