07_Too_Late
07 Too Late¶
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds 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!
飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。 数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。 当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼内，另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。 有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。 这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。 令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！
Words¶
- detectives /dɪˈtɛktɪvz/ 侦探
- parcel /ˈpɑrsəl/ 包裹
- diamonds /ˈdaɪməndz/ 钻石
- steal /stil/ 偷
- airfield /ˈɛrˌfild/ 机场
- guard /ɡɑrd/ 守卫
- precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ 珍贵的
- expect /ɪkˈspɛkt/ 期待
- valuable /ˈvæljuəbl/ 贵重的
- main /men/ 主要的
- stone /ston/ 石头
- sand /sænd/ 沙子
过去进行时¶
用法：⼀个动作过去正在进行
肯定：was/were + v.ing(现在分词)
否定：was/were not
一般疑问：was/were 提句首
when while as... 当/与...同时
as/when: did or was/were+doing
while: did or was/were+doing
was/were+doing 持续时间更⻓的动作
Expressions¶
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all morning 整个上午
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a parcel of sth. 一包/一箱某物
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A few hours earlier 几小时前
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keep guard 站岗；守卫
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to sb.’s surprise 令某人惊讶的是
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try to do sth. 试图做某事
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A be full of B A 装满了 B