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。
. e1 ]$ n  _, h6 J6 N. o259. 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.
8 b8 P% b1 Y$ N1 B0 j# W        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。
2 V0 I' N+ V( x# H" \3 `261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
& B, R$ m0 _! V7 [1 e. f; N% }262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
: ?6 b2 p6 ]3 r7 A/ ]  I        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
4 t1 _/ [% H5 f, ~1 a263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
" R! Q5 l2 ]& P* X        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。
) {, q  E$ N- C+ L0 Y6 L" 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。
- X2 o0 }1 f: h& s8 ^( \, P266. 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.
  ?4 z; w. d/ H+ b" P  m3 T3 a/ y        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
268. 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。
! y" b! O" N- r$ |5 }269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
. ]1 z2 L% f! A0 {) D( Z$ M& f; V        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。
9 T  [/ c/ ]6 ^; {0 o2 o272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
7 o, j1 a) u1 |. 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。
273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
- {) p' Q1 G% k$ E# H7 B        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。
. G0 v/ ?8 W( I; l9 w# l274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
7 S, }1 S: r7 i        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！