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.
4 |3 J3 L* K# f        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.
$ p6 g+ j+ K7 [# F        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。
7 l  i7 k* l% P0 a5 O2 E( Z260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
! u2 [0 U0 M$ D! M        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。
3 M  w; q+ s; N261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
- m: ?7 @0 V; N8 ~# r& X262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
' t: L; M7 x9 @7 l% A# x263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
7 r/ ^/ @; j# e7 ?- h% C1 D        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.
& t* v9 S( O. f% ?        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
  Q6 Y; J1 d% }. J* m6 H- C# h& _        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
9 Z; R+ @5 W% p  q! O& g266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
. `& D0 d5 l, A  k8 ~        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。
1 y5 L  u# x4 z8 ~4 ^- U267. 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，
. l& u4 u0 i  a  B5 z268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
. G8 m- w! i6 t& ^        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
4 p7 q* m1 L# ^4 T! O% `* q269. 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。
  D- w5 \9 [5 e1 K' \5 u/ l270. 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。
6 U3 D7 ^, ]; d% a271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
6 e* J% {3 H3 O# C8 l) ^! J6 `        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。
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。
( b5 v7 M$ |# G- E273. 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。
+ Z$ j  P$ `3 B0 ]+ `, g; C$ Y1 y274. 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！