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
4 n; O2 U! q, _6 d3 e258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
  w. x+ E8 v7 q, {8 L. [5 q. \        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。
. g& W% o9 `# [$ p- H  D' A259. 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.
1 S6 t6 [' b9 M; T; y3 }3 C" 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。
% R5 V* z( k2 J( k" [! n261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
9 S* t4 \7 w1 o# Y        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 ?( r- }# g  y* C7 J1 }        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.
        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
5 N5 t! L; v% O! ^- F265. 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。
. `  h5 k; [- c7 b266. 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。
) P9 [+ i, J2 @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，
/ V3 o& k4 F( E268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
% l: P3 {2 k) \& h. i9 u5 X        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。
270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
        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。
9 r- t1 @+ }( K% ]7 i/ G* n) ]. c5 j271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
% x9 a; ?* |, [* n) Y# Y) j- I        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。
6 `: i; ^8 {7 Q3 d272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
, I0 n; k6 l' u7 M% t        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。
7 B1 {5 V1 r! Q) J273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
; x7 _' i9 w# H+ H, q! A2 _        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!
: p7 I4 A/ h; D% f$ d        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！