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.
        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。
260. 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。
! {5 `0 x3 j' }: A+ o* g: |. M261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
+ W& ~2 j( h# w9 J& f        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.
) v6 q+ e7 L+ W        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
8 E9 \4 a! }9 A+ K9 K4 K4 c263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
) ]. d0 g; o" j        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.
        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
5 n/ q% p: ]& C% P( }6 w: C4 I265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
) S8 b" w1 r' b0 W/ _5 J( K4 H        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
8 d  U( G+ b3 v' ~- v6 R266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
2 S" D7 X3 k0 c1 `& t& L        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。
+ \; F8 Y" V7 P' P) E267. 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，
) P8 G4 E- V+ J( R268. 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。
. K1 d' T! E/ E9 J4 m& ]* ~269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
* w4 M; f' k8 m6 e: c        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.
, L* o& e# @: F# ?) g        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.
0 U0 N+ |& |6 `# `        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.
( l& {7 c9 L& l5 B' P7 g        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。
+ j0 h' S: F8 M# v1 v273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
; M9 |9 n& `" D- u0 N        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。
$ S6 h( |* ?$ V# z. {" J* Y: g274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
! E  s/ C/ G$ ]6 z  Q        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！