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.
6 E: H- L0 U, [        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。
; J) P, K8 Q' Y6 {  P# e9 _1 u, z7 q# y+ K259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
, P  _5 Z" m& C" f, h7 X        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.
" b% x% M  p. O7 ?2 P- p& J4 k; h5 }        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.
7 j* ?$ O6 B" D1 _        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
$ k& c! F" s: [' v" ]- V$ a2 ?262. 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。
. K* B  [- v( @263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
% n  t' h. H3 a( o$ 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.
3 s2 \2 c$ G1 j" T        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
/ i7 n) o" c$ c% l# _2 M# \# e265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
7 L1 X) Y' Z5 Q; h1 @        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.
: \7 k+ p1 G, ]4 e; |" H        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.
& X' z/ P: P/ V4 R        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.
* ~5 E1 p+ z! z& S, w& m: s* O        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.
" F& Q% c: l; b        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.
        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。
8 B- p+ L' K2 s271. 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。
- b# a2 ]0 n$ f' c272. 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。
& w6 P+ ^9 T/ I2 O273. 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。
0 \8 F8 Y0 ]5 d# x) x0 X274. 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！