Lesson 7
第7課
Too Late
為時太晚
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Did the detectives save the diamonds?
偵探們挽救了鉆石嗎？
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飛機誤點了，偵探們在機場等了整整一上午
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他們正期待從南非來的一個裝著鉆石的貴重包裹。
A few hours earlier,
數(shù)小時以前，
someone had told the police that
有人向警方報告，
thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
說有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。
When the plane arrived,
當(dāng)飛機到達時，
some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building
一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，
while others were waiting on the airfield.
另一些偵探則守候在停機坪上。
Two men took the parcel off the plane
有兩個人把包裹拿下飛機，
and carried it into the Customs House.
進了海關(guān)。
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door,
這時兩個偵探把住門口，
two others opened the parcel.
另外兩個偵探打開了包裹。
To their surprise,
令他們吃驚的是，
the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！
第7課
Too Late
為時太晚
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Did the detectives save the diamonds?
偵探們挽救了鉆石嗎？
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飛機誤點了，偵探們在機場等了整整一上午
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他們正期待從南非來的一個裝著鉆石的貴重包裹。
A few hours earlier,
數(shù)小時以前，
someone had told the police that
有人向警方報告，
thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
說有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。
When the plane arrived,
當(dāng)飛機到達時，
some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building
一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，
while others were waiting on the airfield.
另一些偵探則守候在停機坪上。
Two men took the parcel off the plane
有兩個人把包裹拿下飛機，
and carried it into the Customs House.
進了海關(guān)。
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door,
這時兩個偵探把住門口，
two others opened the parcel.
另外兩個偵探打開了包裹。
To their surprise,
令他們吃驚的是，
the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！