Lesson 7 Too late為時(shí)太晚
First listen and then answer the question.
聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答以下問(wèn)題。
Did the detectives save the diamonds?
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飛機(jī)誤點(diǎn)了，偵探們?cè)跈C(jī)場(chǎng)等了整整一上午。
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他們正期待從南非來(lái)的一個(gè)裝著鉆石的貴重包裹。
A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
數(shù)小時(shí)以前，有人向警方報(bào)告，說(shuō)有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。
When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
當(dāng) 飛機(jī)到達(dá)時(shí)，一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，另一些偵探則守候在停機(jī)坪上。
Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
有兩個(gè)人把包裹拿下飛機(jī)，進(jìn)了海關(guān)。
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
這時(shí)兩個(gè)偵探把住門口，另外兩個(gè)偵探打開了包裹。
To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！
New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
detective
n. 偵探
airport
n. 機(jī)場(chǎng)
expect
v. 期待，等待
valuable
adj. 貴重的
parcel
n. 包裹
diamond
n. 鉆石
steal (stole,stolen)
v. 偷
main
adj. 主要的
airfield
n. 飛機(jī)起落的場(chǎng)地
guard
n. 警戒，守衛(wèi)
precious
adj. 珍貴的
stone
n. 石子
sand
n. 沙子
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 detectives were waiting at the airport all morning，偵探們?cè)跈C(jī)場(chǎng)等了整整一上午。句中的動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)是過(guò)去迸行時(shí)。過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)常用來(lái)表示過(guò)去某時(shí)正在進(jìn)行的情況或動(dòng)作。本課課文中有4個(gè)句子使用了過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)。參看第1冊(cè)第117-119等課中的例句。
2 keep guard，守衛(wèi)。
3 to their surprise，使他們吃驚的是。