新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb
1 . After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.把失竊的事告訴幾個朋友後，迪米特裡發出他的鄰居阿列科家突然多了一隻小羔羊。
2 . It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.不錯，他的確剛買了一隻羔羊，阿列科解釋說，但他的羔羊是黑色的。
3 . Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!原來羊毛上染的黑色被雨水沖掉了！
4 . When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.迪米特裡從地裡回來，妻子把情況跟他一說，
5 . Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.迪米特裡為自己的魯莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，說是錯怪了他。
6 . One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.瑪麗最珍貴的財產之一就是丈夫送給她的一隻白色小羔羊。
7 . Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.他馬上出去找偷羔羊的人。
8 . One evening, however, the lamb was missing.可是，一天晚上，那隻小羔羊失蹤了。
9 . When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find the little black lamb was almost white.半小時後，當他從屋裡出來時，他驚奇地發現小黑羔羊全身幾乎都變成白色。
10 . Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.迪米特裡立刻去了阿列科家，氣呼呼地指責他偷了羔羊，
11 . Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.阿列科不承認，並把迪米特裡領進院子。
12 . She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.白天，瑪麗把羔羊拴在地裡的一顆樹上，每天晚上把它牽回家。
13 . While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.就在他倆說話的時候，天下起了雨，迪米特裡便呆在阿列科家裡避雨，一直等到雨停為止。
14 . He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.告訴他最好把羊交還，否則就去叫警察。
15 . Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.瑪麗與丈夫迪米特裡住在希臘南部一個叫波拉考拉的小村莊裡。
16 . The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.繩子被人割斷，很明顯小羔羊是被人偷走了。
17 . He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.他知道在這樣一個小村莊裡抓住小偷並不困難。