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.
# I3 I0 k7 @, W7 S: |$ P  j0 _        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.
4 {4 n+ g$ n- s) O7 |* @        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。
3 ^/ H# Y" w% q$ I260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
$ [0 l3 B3 s: c+ e. ]2 H; N        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。
262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
  p, w! D1 ~  d        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.
$ f" |4 b& o$ `: E        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.
! b1 q( a# k+ Q2 {' Q        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
1 y4 h% r, d1 M0 o/ ~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。
266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
( Y9 y9 S+ f! K& t1 ^  @  Z! K        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。
: b/ }7 y" l9 \$ b% f267. 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 |* a! k' l/ }268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
0 D: A8 q# y4 G) E$ q: W/ z; R& ~% i        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。
270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
+ Y! P# \) T  n6 t; L4 ?  Y, Y        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。
; q$ _6 }$ Z3 Z271. 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。
7 l: b8 \4 |( B1 ^# [% ^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。
0 x: J/ f4 V( Q0 }) F. I/ N' @2 H273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
: _! K% a6 Y. _        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!
# [5 e  I- R$ b# C3 G& h; w        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！