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。
8 U* T+ P2 u4 R+ k4 Q7 B- f6 v259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
" a6 P+ H) F( A/ p1 p& e( j        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。
, ~6 ]" r+ o; p0 c- d260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
8 z( r5 h3 B' q& ]$ ~7 D& t        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.
$ J; d8 {; x* o        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
9 X0 [2 G8 E, c        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
  y* F- G/ @3 w& d& \4 o+ ~263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
, t/ S2 ~9 r0 ^% y, a/ J        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.
- @7 {$ ]) B1 B/ V% R! |! F        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.
7 ^0 q0 ]/ z; |$ v, S: 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，
( Z1 \) M  Z/ u4 i* b9 |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。
4 g5 G5 z  A2 @, p  Y269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
! E* _: c) o' U. p* X4 D1 C1 m$ w        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
- I: X- H& Q& Q+ K; Z# f270. 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。
8 M! E) T7 R, i% {6 W  |$ c: _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。
: I+ p( o) G+ J" z9 `+ a272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
' k. H- C; ^; I# @2 n        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。
: L4 a/ H/ y9 g1 m- h4 b: q. N7 D273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
' _% d+ p* S% g        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, p8 F# Q1 t, B- ?& S4 E274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
! O3 t' Y* ]6 @; @* r4 x4 f        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！