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
$ G+ {0 c# Z: [7 s% ^& N258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
! W" `! \8 K4 R- Z; v- S3 P  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。
9 S, _  Z0 c7 d0 ~: \5 k( b259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
& b; c3 [8 r0 s6 \" o; M        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 [9 M! _' ?# P: Z260. 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。
$ B! ^4 j2 d/ @' Z# J( g, d+ |# p. O261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
9 z! i7 W& r% S/ H+ Z262. 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。
6 g3 {# {* m- @0 }+ _: @3 f# }6 |7 J263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
        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.
2 w$ X! q9 v* C: v5 q        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
2 A$ k% d) e0 u( J" \6 b$ v265. 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.
: V" g% Q. ?. b. c2 K2 ]7 I# Q        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
, A( u3 l! Q. U7 x. Y) y268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
' a- [/ Y) g7 N; r        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.
        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。
271. 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。
4 e9 C8 H: P9 p6 \& j! C$ P272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
* q: J6 N" c7 K. 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。
0 h, a, N! {) ~' s+ y5 m273. 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。
) B) J- Y" ?$ X6 D  Z( K. C) _274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
: F! z. Y8 T, X        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！