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课文16 玛丽有一头羔羊& M1 s0 ?3 I) U% S$ Z/ m4 `
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。9 @! t" X5 C3 {
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.2 }- k. j0 g" m5 k6 L
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。! [, Y, [6 ~' Y$ O! N l
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。) i* d8 v" m. {
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。8 {- g ?7 h9 |$ A- @: A* R6 d( q
263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.8 I4 l s2 q: B( T
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。# ?. [) L* V8 ^. H
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.( _" \5 B6 x# R6 F& Y
他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。9 }, z4 M* j+ W" {3 w
266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.2 W0 k( b* g+ ?7 W% [/ I
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。" U3 k, K c( G) Z. A+ T
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,& @4 J; x% W( A G: ^7 ^. V, R
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.. H9 D7 O$ Q3 B) q x& k* a' h
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。" Z. `5 C' m; [' P
273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.7 v m) V. n8 Z+ n0 P
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! |
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