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.
+ W  m8 N) ~" I: I+ ?        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.
        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。
260. 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。
& y5 A' ~  `& s$ d$ y) C& m) n261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
& K& T8 N  @- `( R3 \( ]) j3 [        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
! l" @9 k, p: E5 q- |# c7 w262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
) y$ S/ i9 S. [$ R1 V+ Y' j        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
0 ^5 J" O- Z& d% |+ ?6 F263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
! h* z6 N( c( D- K. M        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.
+ U' n' D! X3 N. n        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
- v  c. m3 t% h1 u' b265. 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。
: p, f3 A8 ]0 L$ B; r3 g2 A266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
! L  a$ q5 Z9 K, A* ?. B. }        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，
268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
$ \: s. Y, [2 P( G4 E) d/ g0 W        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.
        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
4 ]6 y! S( R9 P1 {) ?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。
$ O8 o: u) w9 }# n" W& @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。
- |  c- \7 \; m- H# _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。
% |3 a9 G1 Y5 I+ `1 n274. 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！