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.
        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.
9 \. ]/ U) }6 c7 w( G9 o        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。
7 n4 Q% r$ r. ~# ~& i' f2 p6 P260. 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。
" o. |+ ]  J2 X0 X3 v261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
+ x, S3 a; j2 \6 e6 d1 o        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
" U( k2 x" l* S4 `/ @, Q/ k- ?262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
- B( E7 K1 _0 m" n! E        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
2 {- q4 g; ?  X. L; T4 y# K0 R5 y- V' P# v263. 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，
9 O5 H" n% I, R. J( a0 Z264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
" K# |1 O4 v: B3 a8 r        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
265. 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.
8 ]) l- G' V$ ^/ f  G& x/ H        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。
) ?  K# N! I5 S$ g9 ?! A267. 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.
' o' a% E$ O  c3 J        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.
( U2 q! Y& O% N% K) c( y: c        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
$ n. X$ V; n! a$ I. I% T! z270. 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。
7 n! k' d/ E2 K9 e271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
, _6 q4 r% H* k1 b8 U        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。
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。
( l: N5 `, i3 m* ]. A+ R273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
* n* T; I/ u) ?- L$ |+ G7 \; L        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!
0 q9 ?8 _8 R5 V0 ^/ u' s        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！