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.
1 d% T* h; I! [: G' E. M' u- E; C        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.
+ X6 t$ |( F1 H& G        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# c8 p6 E7 F1 B6 ?260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
' i8 a7 H: E" c% Y# T/ n+ t2 O        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 A1 p0 t6 B! w! S- V- I& E261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
/ f& N1 h4 v. n4 r4 z' h4 s% v        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.
: Z3 e% e3 q& m- `        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
7 X8 |  y! q6 ]# n6 u' o+ H263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
$ J: N2 S% k6 r2 F6 o        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
* j* D: C2 R3 K* h: K264. 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。
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.
        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
# M( m& n  G8 ~1 J* J0 |( u268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
) d- y  Q$ q6 Y7 P! |: P, ^269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
5 S" L2 E: x# O& w0 \        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。
4 K% s( z: L6 E/ w1 W$ U* e271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
: q1 T" h1 G* c2 k        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.
, A9 r$ [. F! l; |        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。
. W5 ~' t, y1 d273. 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。
9 D4 z' K5 l3 _( O3 H1 Q: O1 g274. 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！