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Lesson 7 Too late 為時(shí)太晚

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

From One Of The Detectives's View:

Last Wednesday, police station were reported that thieves would try to steal a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours later, we were ordered to go to the airport to prevent it from happening. The plane we 'were waiting'[=> waited 170119] was late, so we were waiting there 'for the whole morning'[=> all morning]. When the plane arrived, some of my colleagues were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two man[=> men 170119] took the parcel off the plane and entered[=> carried it] into the Customs House. Then,[=> While] two of my colleagues guarded[=> were keeping guard] on the door and[=> ,] two others opened the parcel. To our surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.

Knowledges

今天這篇以一個(gè)偵探的角度, 描寫(xiě)從接收任務(wù)到執(zhí)行任務(wù)的過(guò)程.

• keep guard at the door
• prevent sth from doing

From the Parcel's Owner's View:

Last month, I went to South Africa and spent two billion on 'diamonds'[a parcel of diamonds]. I put the diamonds into a secure[=> anti-theft] suitcase and entrusted an international transport company to take it to this city.

The suitcase were arranged to be arrived yesterday and[=> but 170119] I received an anonymous phone call that thieves would try to steal the diamonds before the plane which my diamon were in took off.

[這句太復(fù)雜, 會(huì)造成誤解. 是我在飛機(jī)起飛前接到電話呢, 還是飛機(jī)起飛前東西會(huì)被偷呢? 170119]
The suitcase were arranged to be arrived yesterday. But before the plane in which my diamonds were took off, an anonymous phone call told me that thieves would try to steal them.

I was alarmed[=> worried 170119 感覺(jué) alarmed 用在之前受過(guò)驚的事情比較好] and nervous so I notice[=> noticed 170119] the police' and'[=> . Then 170119 直接斷句更好] about twenty detectives were appointed to prevent the diamonds from being stolen. The detectives were waiting in and around the airport 'in the whole'[=> all] morning because 'the plane was late'[=> the delay of the fright]. Two men took the suitcase off the plane and entered[=> carried it] into the Customs House when[=> after] the plane arrived. Then[=> While] two detectives 'guarded'[=> stood guard on 170119] the door and[=> ,] two others opened ''[=> the] parcel. To 'their'[=> all our] surprise, the precious diamonds were replaced with stones and sand.

Knowledges

• spent money on sth
• secure/safe 這里考慮secure是因?yàn)閟ecure有鎖牢的意思. 又查了一下, 感覺(jué)burglar-proof 或 anti-theft 比較好.
• entrust
  • if you entrust sth important to sb or entrust them with it, you make them responsible for looking after it or dealing with it.
  • 這里應(yīng)該要寫(xiě) entrusted transport company with taking it to this city 才是對(duì)的.
• alarmed: If someone is alarmed, they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
• nervous: If someone is nervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
• 貌似 in and around 用 at 來(lái)代替就可以了.
• be replaced with/by. -- ~ A as B, replace A ~ with/by B, be ~ed with/by B
  • substitute: if you substitute A for B or A substitutes for B, A takes the place or performs the function of B. 這里表達(dá)的是 the stones and sand were substitute for the diamonds. 如果以thieves的視角可以用這個(gè)詞.
  • displace: 因客觀原因被替換. 如 手機(jī)代替固話, 人被迫遷徙

170119

• anonymous UK [?'n?n.?.m?s] US [-'nɑ:.n?-]
• keep / stand guard / be on guar 守衛(wèi)梁呈；站崗芯砸；看守
  • Armed police stand guard outside the house.武裝員警在房外守衛(wèi)布讹。

Remembers

只記錄一兩條覺(jué)得最有用的

• entrust sth to sb / entrust sb with sth
• replace A as B, replace A replace with/by B, be replaced with/by B

(作文時(shí)間: 2016年12月20日, 耗時(shí): 200分鐘)

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(修改時(shí)間: 2017-01-19, 耗時(shí): 25 分鐘)

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