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
258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
! X1 {" p# w, A# m        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.
. b9 ?& w5 g2 g7 K5 w7 [        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.
  u8 A% j7 H6 C' p- f' }0 R4 m        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.
  r; q  Q9 J  q6 [$ Q( k7 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.
        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.
/ X% D# _9 G* g1 l. O        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
' V( V; D0 Q1 l) J0 s5 Q$ c265. 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。
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.
        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
1 w  F# F+ C/ ]0 H9 d6 @268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
' g3 @5 T# V. Q( w- {( |6 q% x        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
7 J7 r3 _/ E0 }7 v  m) ^4 [( i. q269. 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。
3 G( H" c+ K: V1 z% e3 I3 f2 E1 z270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
4 i( X& G, `& O" V! U' 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.
        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。
4 S% G' ^6 ]. `5 V1 _272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
        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。
- K+ `! U; Z& q9 K6 ~( L273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
; `  A5 o& s; S# \) Q: f! N2 ^! [        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。
274. 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！