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.
# n& |- e* p4 b        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。
# k# ]" i9 u3 T! t2 f0 {% U259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
6 Q. T4 S& n* r+ [6 V        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.
        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。
' k, Y) y, B8 K  W+ x) D/ o261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
; H$ g9 J% k% Z9 u% m/ O% p262. 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。
- ?7 c2 F. @: z4 L( O263. 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，
2 g! K8 \; N- d; H) h% T264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
5 ^# u# l: L$ ^% p1 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.
! j9 g) p% \% b% w  E* r: u        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.
+ h9 x9 I, K  a9 T7 r8 D        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，
268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
7 e" l& q; Z- q' R        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
9 q- C; |/ ?" [$ \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。
  H9 \. o* X; `# ~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。
271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
0 _* @" e) P# ~: T0 t        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。
- C  h9 x8 p) C; V8 l$ {6 N272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
- U1 S; T9 Y$ H5 o4 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.
/ e4 P! C# q- ?' O( e        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！