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
$ x9 E1 \* i9 ~( W258. 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.
7 L. O0 L9 U% i) Q        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.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
/ |! ~$ D! w( h6 X+ }* f, g262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
3 \6 `  m  P+ h/ n, _) Q        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
* t& B/ r  g+ e4 b* f, x5 X( j6 @: D263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
. ^+ p5 F/ d: S4 }* [- B0 n        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
. P! {6 O: b# b- H264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
9 `* ]) F: H% c        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。
* t. v" a$ w6 M266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
  N& ^; l& [0 j4 U  _        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.
# Q: |! w5 {6 D( r# v$ @        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
- ?! J$ Q- B- R) I2 _. v268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
% \) E: M1 l) P+ I4 N  w$ L" e        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
; D* P2 r5 E: D4 D' h269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
$ c8 n: O' T% ?* v. ?. q# I# i8 O        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。
$ l/ r& k. n8 @3 g271. 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。
; N0 h$ E& b. Z  G- n* O272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
# [3 ~2 k9 o: U+ a. Z        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。
273. 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。
. |# F: Q7 ?5 L9 n274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
0 U7 N3 e, {- O+ ^) @# Q5 |5 r        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！