新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课16

ltlong52010

课文16  玛丽有一头羔羊
, W+ i* {' u& t% E7 p- ^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。
" ]* w$ A# b6 I9 j. w9 }259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
0 X( t: f( p% h* v5 m# {4 u        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。
! _, F$ X/ m/ M260. 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。
261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
2 A! E7 i2 D# i8 z/ b$ R6 ]3 S262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
- l5 v; i. [8 V+ _        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.
, H3 f- p0 b$ m0 y: q  k0 C        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.
/ Z/ M3 w/ n  i$ H6 j        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。
4 Y" J+ z! `8 F! `. _6 B7 C- e2 O( |266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
: G" r2 E+ F4 l; @/ T; t        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。
9 p: b' ^0 T/ Y2 m267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
$ Q" t6 B. L: R& J( z9 B7 y        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.
        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
$ j4 h/ j/ e3 V9 o269. 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。
- l7 C$ ]" d) ]5 q) n- C270. 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。
5 ~8 B7 q0 f5 e" `+ N2 b272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
0 A! V! r  m$ p( t; J        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.
        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。
$ U+ R8 Y+ E$ N! v7 y; g) ]% M+ O0 `274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
1 P) P0 F- D0 b$ Q* ?        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！