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
6 n8 a9 N1 Q+ i! Z" |( f9 L258. 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。
6 e# ?1 T' I% y: F8 Y) ?5 j- b260. 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。
$ ], V- b& T7 e% i( C; L261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
0 {) D1 D: }" d2 J; x* L: X        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
* S& v0 q3 g  ^' c7 n9 K262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
$ @! r- k9 i( B: |& U8 L        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
( N) j* V) L2 R0 F  M$ I263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
; `5 H! J, S1 V* @( y$ b' }7 [        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
% K* ^4 C, g/ G8 A) s7 Q# @264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
. R7 Q% o" @/ k' C0 Q  {9 u: s+ o265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
- }3 Z/ Z. f; {& w- O" w2 P# a        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.
- i$ x6 p8 u+ H& z0 x2 Y; O' ^) W0 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。
/ |" X. M# k. Y9 j3 O8 b267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
, u; O8 r; v5 d0 `" l7 I8 L  v        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
8 W) ^1 `1 N0 w( X268. 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。
4 B/ n. c6 {5 h1 u269. 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。
1 q- p: v3 Z' i/ q: T) M3 H" v270. 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。
( }+ D, l. b0 c, s9 d5 Z4 R0 u272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
8 ?, ?) N2 y7 ?6 \8 g* J        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。
3 s$ a1 P: h- [5 l! ?9 a" I3 o" B0 S2 G( J273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
& z4 z! g5 M  R5 I) B2 P; ]4 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。
274. 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！