?Lesson 7 Too late
為時太晚
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昂验。
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撼短。
A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
數(shù)小時以前捻浦，有人向警方報告霞赫，說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)飛機到達時东羹，一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)岔冀，另一些偵探則守候在停機坪上。
Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
有兩個人把包裹拿下飛機篡石，進了海關(guān)芥喇。
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
這時兩個偵探把住門口，另外兩個偵探打開了包裹凰萨。
To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
令他們吃驚的是继控，那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！
單詞：
detective ? ?n. ? 偵探
expect ? ? ?n. ? ?期待胖眷，等待
parcel ? ? n. ? ?包裹
daimond ? ? n. ? 磚石
steal ? ? ?v. ? ?偷
the Customs House ? 海關(guān)
keep guard ? ?警戒武通，守衛(wèi)
precious ? ?adj. ? ? ?珍貴的
語言點：
1、a few hours earlier 后面用過去完成時珊搀，已描述事情為基點冶忱；a few hours ago已現(xiàn)在時間為基點往前推
2、while ? =at the same time/whereas
3境析、off 表示離開什么東西
4囚枪、 to one's surprise/disappointment
5、be full of=be filled with ? 裝滿了什么
6劳淆、sand 不可數(shù)链沼，a grain of sand一粒沙子，a pile of sand 一堆沙子憔儿，
關(guān)鍵句型與結(jié)構(gòu)：
1忆植、過去進行時?
2、介詞的用法谒臼。inside 在什么里面朝刊；into 到什么里面去，表示位置里面的 移動蜈缤；at the door在門口
?hoax? 騙局
