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.
; i0 W4 c. H+ _        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。
& I2 Q% |/ Y: a& d& p- ^259. 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。
/ V* G, i! }' Y# t( L$ P) a260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
" \7 w& B+ ~6 C/ i! V+ R; [        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.
0 T( \) c% Q* F3 e/ ]% i        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
8 c' q% @) i+ |/ y! m7 ?262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
) O5 X5 ?; \8 w4 N        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.
+ h' k% `- @3 I, \        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。
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
- `, L" J! C% f% Y+ _% X. s+ `        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
. U2 u3 e3 f* V- u266. 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。
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，
6 d% j2 \* U' t4 s3 e268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
0 J7 Q8 G7 K4 s* b3 W5 B% v" `# b        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.
; v, n6 b3 L+ k) i3 n7 g, n# G        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.
6 D6 q6 ]7 M2 T) h4 r+ v# Y        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.
. O+ R' b7 D( W5 [. ?/ t' r  p- y        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.
$ m5 e0 S1 k) l" `6 t        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!
; n. B( B* J# v4 Z0 z        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！