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。
! y" U1 S& c& v3 q259. 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。
# Q( i. R) I) k% o0 @260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
: `- K9 g0 d1 H3 ^; H7 W        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。
7 j9 Y5 w  D( ?) [2 U261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
" e+ `+ X) E2 d3 ^- V  ], E4 g262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
* r( H: w" U$ [1 v        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
8 O( E! Z, y( G! x4 i263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
# \0 p" a8 M- ]- s        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.
        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
. `( F0 m  U0 G# j9 ^% e266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
! A4 f( Z% h" n        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。
3 }. m, A6 {# i8 I- X$ d4 X9 N& w267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
8 `5 z6 p3 c- a) h# u. R        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
9 B: }9 k6 K1 E2 _3 |+ c9 w268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
8 i, f& H6 l! Y) j- U        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
$ P8 ]# B( K" `, z3 f8 _7 S269. 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。
5 ?7 B. ^- \; a$ ^! U- d270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
: e& x% W7 R7 w' n        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.
/ f4 G5 T4 v% @9 H8 v: N! v        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。
$ g* [; x5 K. `5 {- }272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
  J0 G0 z4 h! d' W' \' x        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。
8 S4 v( L2 W* O& T; t' [273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
; U' e. w) f  ~5 _- V        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!
        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！