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.
% j( p- U/ q  O. N& h4 ]8 O* 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。
259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
5 T. M- w: |( P/ L" Q        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。
# ~, T0 k, z0 y0 v0 R& N260. 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。
261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
8 d1 e. H9 e5 \* ]  s2 Y1 z" D        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.
5 W' T1 m% {& o) m        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
263. 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，
$ ~$ q( K* n* q4 Q/ i264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
: d0 ^6 a1 o$ X8 |5 U        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。
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.
) P# p; n/ A( o% D+ Z$ |4 H3 i        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.
7 H8 h, d9 W; J7 E, D        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
" ~, u1 l) x5 S+ [+ \269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
6 R+ b: F9 F& j! f: s        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
: w3 L% _  w& m* O! x270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
: g# B2 z; M! t! h1 {  j        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。
  }7 x, b2 I) v0 Q% \+ R- J271. 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。
- l' |& M# G+ J' k* U2 Y) j. }272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
/ }# A/ M1 r2 b* [        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。
$ E5 q! n$ q5 c: F+ b4 j5 {& p274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
, |) ]# S7 ]# ?. B        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！