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
2 E3 v7 r" W  `% w, Y258. 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。
" s* x8 J* N3 S  n. i, B9 F259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
, y! l+ c2 t# A* S9 C0 ?        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。
+ y) l$ T  l" }. H260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
5 V) v% R6 ?2 b+ `" ^8 Y2 {9 V- 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。
261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
; ~4 K  O# H5 Q; o- U& g262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
- l4 |. [& \' v% s  g        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
' F$ R) A  ]9 t263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
5 A8 ?" q2 _: C1 m8 l: Q9 y+ d        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
& E' I' R$ o0 g% m0 {" D# @264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
3 p; ?$ F1 C" y, V! ~6 u        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
& f3 }, r" p8 N) m9 ?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。
1 `! S& H' g* r% V+ c267. 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，
% j. \& @# a6 ~" ^7 N2 j* n6 @! g1 n! W! H268. 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。
7 d; ~) o! U2 |; V3 N0 F8 N4 F269. 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。
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。
( T# Y* x/ F8 M1 S) D$ s; c, ?272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
) y3 d6 T& A( i, i" R$ U        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。
& f4 M0 O$ a% r9 o' U, c273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
+ h( D1 k0 M: N0 ]5 B2 B: n5 D        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。
* B# g& _, l# N, }. P& z274. 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！