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
  l% q2 E" d7 |  x% m9 F258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
! I8 ]/ Y& o$ R4 I- S        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。
& u  J9 _6 j* d& D260. 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。
1 z8 Q9 K0 z/ ]+ T# y: K5 @261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
: ~! j/ C( E7 Z- x8 K        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.
' l/ Q; `- K  _, o( \% A        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
) D% E( c+ H/ C  Q0 W( l263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
- `; I$ m2 O% R& _0 k7 X        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
; I; s) g  A; J( d) h$ i264. 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.
; u5 ]/ Q+ g% G) `* ~/ a        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.
        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.
+ J$ B0 i8 b5 @2 B7 |4 m0 R/ ?" F        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
$ B/ j9 q0 o+ w1 _268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
+ F: N$ O9 Q/ ?9 r; l- W# X        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
* r3 o, A% D  \6 `% f; 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。
* x( t: y1 F# B270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
& R& ^7 u, \" c$ W! R! ~5 H        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。
+ {2 o6 Z# f2 Z2 o6 d271. 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。
/ Y0 c: k+ k- }& z272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
) s5 \& o1 G9 k: ], {! j        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.
1 y1 q+ M) M& P' m5 u! X        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！